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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical portal apparatus adapted to permit the introduction of surgical instrumentation into a patient's body in sealing engagement therewith. SOLUTION: The surgical portal apparatus includes: a portal which is dimensioned for insertion within tissue to access an underlying tissue site; at least one seal which is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the portal and defines a passage for reception of a surgical object in substantial sealed relation therewith; a plurality of restricting members which are arranged about the longitudinal axis; and a lockout assembly which includes a locking member disposed distal of the restricting members. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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