#$%^&*AU2009200106B220140220.pdf#####ACCESS ASSEMBLY WITH SPHERICAL VALVE Abstract A surgical portal apparatus (2) includes a portal member (10) dimensioned to access tissue and having a longitudinal passageway therethrough to permit access to 5 underlying tissue, and defining leading and trailing ends, a seal housing (20) associated with the portal member (10) and a seal mount (30) at least partially disposed within the seal housing (20). The seal mount (30) is adapted for rotational movement within the seal housing (20). The seal mount (30) includes an instrument seal adapted to establish a substantial sealed relation with a surgical object introduced within the longitudinal io passageway and a closure valve (40) adapted to substantially close the longitudinal passageway in the absence of the object.1/12 25 12 2 22 20J 24 10<； 14 15 FIG. 1
