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Surgical access device

  • US 8,485,970 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2008
  • Issued: 07/16/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical access device, comprising:

  • a retractor having an opening extending therethrough for forming a pathway through tissue into a body cavity;

    a housing coupled to the retractor by a rotatable connection, the housing defining a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, the housing having a plurality of rigid sealing ports in communication with the opening in the retractor, each sealing port having a sealing element therein and having a central axis that forms a non-adjustable, fixed angle with the longitudinal axis of the housing that is greater than zero.

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