Surgical access devices that include an elongate opening with an adjustable entry port disposed in the opening

A surgical access device, comprising:

• a housing having at least one elongate opening formed therein;
• a cannula extending distally from the housing and having at least one sealed opening extending through a sidewall thereof, the at least one elongate opening of the housing and the at least one sealed opening of the cannula being configured to form a suture path such that a suture can be passed from an outside environment, through the at least one elongate opening, through the at least one sealed opening of the cannula, and to a surgical site;
• and
• a rotary dial disposed between a proximal end of the housing and a proximal end of the cannula, the rotary dial being configured to adjust an angle formed by the suture path and a central longitudinal axis extending through the cannula by changing a location of entry of the at least one elongate opening.

A surgical method, comprising:

• passing a first filament tail through a first suture path defined by a first adjustable entry port of a first elongate opening formed in a surgical access device disposed proximate to tissue having an opening therein and a first sealed opening of the surgical access device located distal of the first elongate opening such that an angle is formed between the first suture path and a central longitudinal axis of a cannula of the surgical access device;
• adjusting a location of the first adjustable entry port with respect to the first elongate opening to change a value of the angle formed between the first suture path and the central longitudinal axis of the cannula;
• passing the first filament tail through the tissue;
• and
• applying tension to the first filament tail to decrease a size of the opening in the tissue.