摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical portal apparatus that can be easily and releasably secured in an incision in tissue. <P>SOLUTION: A surgical access device includes:a housing defining a proximal end and a distal end, the housing having a plurality of lumens extending therethrough;a collar repositionable between a first position and a second position, the second position being closer to the proximal end of the housing than the first position; and a plurality of deformable members defining distal portions thereof, each deformable member coupled to the collar and transitionable through one of the plurality of lumens, the plurality of deformable members being in a retracted state when the collar is in the first position and a deployed state when the collar is in the second position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |