FN Thomson Reuters Web of Science™ VR 1.0 PT P PN WO2008149332-A1; US2009036745-A1; EP2152175-A1; US2010217087-A1; US2011071359-A1; US8187178-B2; US2013041231-A1; US2013060093-A1; US2014107425-A1; EP2152175-B1 TI Instrument access device for use during e.g. aparoscopic choecystectomy procedure, has distal anchoring ring provided to locate within wound interior, and retractor with sleeve extending from ring to retract sides of wound opening. AU BONADIO F BUTLER J VAUGH T MACNALLY S J MACNALLY S MCMANUS R B MULHALL M AE ATROPOS LTD (ATRO-Non-standard) BONADIO F (BONA-Individual) BUTLER J (BUTL-Individual) VAUGH T (VAUG-Individual) MACNALLY S J (MACN-Individual) ATROPOS LTD (ATRO-Non-standard) MCMANUS R B (MCMA-Individual) MULHALL M (MULH-Individual) ATROPOS LTD (ATRO-Non-standard) ATROPOS LTD (ATRO-Non-standard) ATROPOS LTD (ATRO-Non-standard) GA 2009A33295 AB NOVELTY - The device (90) has two instrument seals (71, 72) for effecting a seal around two instruments extended through the device, respectively. The instrument seals are arranged in sealing relationship to a body of a patient. A distal anchoring ring (401) is provided to locate within a wound interior. A retractor with a sleeve (402) extends proximally from the distal ring to retract laterally sides of a wound opening. One instrument seal is spaced apart and is formed separately from another instrument seal. The retractor extends between the distal ring and a proximal member. USE - Instrument access device for use during surgical procedure e.g. aparoscopic choecystectomy procedure. ADVANTAGE - The device facilitates instrument access to an insufflated abdominal cavity while maintaining pneumoperitoneum and reduces clutter/interference. DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for performing a surgical procedure. DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional side view of an instrument access device. 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