#$%^&*AU2015201577A120150423.pdf#####ABSTRACT A surgical access device comprising a frame having first and second arms a first support releasably coupled with the first and second arms a second support slidably mounted on the first and second arms, the second support movable between a first position adjacent the first support and a second position spaced apart from the first support a rotatable member rotatably mounted on the second support such that rotation of the rotatable member moves the second support along the first and second arms and first and second retractor blades releasably coupled to the first and second supports, respectively, each retractor blade of the first and second retractor blades including a distal end portion configured and adapted to engage a vertebral body, wherein each retractor blade of the first and second retractor blades defines a longitudinal groove such that when the first and second retractor blades are in a close cooperative position, the longitudinal grooves define a lumen configured and dimensioned to receive a surgical implement therethrough.
