SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICES AND METHODS PROVIDING SEAL MOVEMENT IN PREDEFINED MOVEMENT REGIONS
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1. A surgical access device, comprising:
- a flexible retractor having an opening extending therethrough, the retractor configured to be positioned within a surgical incision;
a housing coupled to a portion of the retractor, the housing being rotatable relative to the retractor; and
a base member disposed within the housing and having a plurality of sealing elements formed therein, the sealing elements being configured to allow positioning of surgical instruments therethrough in a sealing arrangement, a majority of the sealing elements being movable sealing elements that are movable independent of the other of the plurality of sealing elements within a predefined movement region within the base member.
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Abstract
Various methods and devices are provided for allowing multiple surgical instruments to be inserted into sealing elements of a single surgical access device. The sealing elements can be movable along predefined pathways within the device to allow surgical instruments inserted through the sealing elements to be moved laterally, rotationally, angularly, and vertically relative to a central longitudinal axis of the device for ease of manipulation within a patient'"'"'s body while maintaining insufflation.
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12 Claims
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1. A surgical access device, comprising:
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a flexible retractor having an opening extending therethrough, the retractor configured to be positioned within a surgical incision; a housing coupled to a portion of the retractor, the housing being rotatable relative to the retractor; and a base member disposed within the housing and having a plurality of sealing elements formed therein, the sealing elements being configured to allow positioning of surgical instruments therethrough in a sealing arrangement, a majority of the sealing elements being movable sealing elements that are movable independent of the other of the plurality of sealing elements within a predefined movement region within the base member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for accessing a surgical site within a body, comprising:
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inserting a flexible retractor of a surgical access device into an opening in a body in proximity to an interior surgical site; inserting a surgical instrument into a sealing element disposed within a sealing member of a housing of the surgical access device such that the surgical instrument extends through a working channel of the surgical access device and into the interior surgical site; and moving the surgical instrument laterally and/or angularly to cause corresponding lateral and/or angular movement of the sealing element within a predefined pathway formed in the housing to better access the interior surgical site. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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