摘要 |
<p>A surgical access device for permitting introduction of instrumentation within tissue, includes an elongate member defining a longitudinal axis and proximal and distal ends, a first peripheral projection disposed on an outer wall of the elongate member and defining a proximal ledge dimensioned to resist movement of the elongate member in a first longitudinal direction corresponding to a withdrawal direction of the elongate member with respect to the tissue, a second peripheral projection disposed on the outer wall of the elongate member proximal of the first peripheral projection and defining a distal ledge dimensioned to resist movement of the elongate member in a second longitudinal direction corresponding to an insertion direction of the elongate member with respect to the tissue whereby the first and second peripheral projections cooperate to retain the elongate member within the tissue.</p> |