摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an assembly for accessing a lumen. <P>SOLUTION: The access assembly includes a flexible outer sleeve that is configured to be accepted through an opening of tissue. The outer sleeve regulates a pathway passing through the outer sleeve and a notch formed around the inner surface of the outer sleeve. The access assembly further includes a support plate that is configured to pass through the pathway of the outer sleeve and to be selectively accepted in the notch formed on the inside surface. The support plate regulates at least a first opening, and the first opening is configured to accept a surgical instrument through the first opening. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |