Copeland, Thomas John Hector,OPrey, Cormac,Wilkins, Rebecca Ann,Fuller, Daniel Leonard,Brown, Stephen,Silk, Christopher John,Beckett, Trevor
申请号：
AU2011204922
公开号：
AU2011204922A1
申请日:
2011.07.21
申请国别(地区):
AU
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
#$%^&*AU2011204922A120120301.pdf#####EXPANDABLE THORACIC ACCESS PORT Abstract A surgical access assembly (100) for positioning within an opening in tissue including an outer member (110) positionable outside a patient and defining an opening 5 (117) therein to receive a surgical instrument. The outer member (110) has a first portion (112) and a second portion (114) wherein at least one of the first and second portions (112, 114) is movable with respect to the other portion. The assembly (100) also includes an inner member (150) positionable within a patient and a flexible member (170) extending between the inner member (150) and outer member (110), wherein movement to of one of the first and second portions (112, 114) of the outer member (110) adjusts tension on the flexible member (170) to retract tissue. A locking mechanism (160) locks the outer member (I 10) in a plurality of select expanded positions. The locking mechanism (160) includes first engagement structure (162) on the first portion (112) engageable with the second portion (114) and a slidable member (167) movable to a is locking position to retain the first and second portions (112, 114) in the select expanded position.1/9 CE2 1 Fl Ln I
