摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an assembly for accessing a body cavity.SOLUTION: The access assembly includes a compressible body having proximal and distal ends and a substantially hourglass-shaped central portion extending between the proximal and distal ends, and including first and second lumens extending through the central portion. The access assembly further includes a translating mechanism operably positioned within the compressible body between the first and second lumens for selectively translating the first and second lumens relatively to each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 |