Patent ID: 7998068

Claim:
An instrument access device, comprising: a retractor assembly including a distal member, a proximal member, and a retracting sleeve extending between the distal member and the proximal member, wherein a retraction force of the retractor assembly is adjusted by reducing an amount of retracting sleeve material extending between a proximal portion of the proximal member and the distal member; a seal member; and a connector assembly coupling the seal member and the proximal member, the connector assembly including a tubular-shaped member and a rigid ring member, the tubular-shaped member having a constant diameter section, the tubular-shaped member extending proximal of the proximal member such that the seal member is located proximal of the proximal member, the tubular-shaped member being capable of tilting to tilt the seal member relative to the retractor assembly without decoupling the seal member from the proximal member, and the ring member coupled to the seal member.