Patent ID: 7585290

Claim:
An assembly comprising: a vacuum device having a perimeter portion sized and shaped to be positioned against a portion of a patient's body and shell portion disposed inward of the perimeter portion, the shell portion having a generally convex outer surface and a generally concave inner surface, the vacuum device operable for providing an operative space within a patient; and a multicomponent device for providing access through the shell portion from a point external of the vacuum device to a point within the patient; the multicomponent device comprising detachable first and second members, the first member for providing a first portion of an access passageway, and the second member for providing a second portion of an access passageway, the first member comprising a proximal end, a pointed distal end, and an attachment portion positioned between the proximal and distal ends, the attachment portion comprising a means for attaching to a proximal end of the second member.