Modular retractor and related method
US10799228B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2560/0443
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A retractor assembly for positioning tissue during a surgical procedure, having two opposing arms disposed adjacent to one another and sized and configured to be urged substantially laterally away from one another during actuation of the retractor assembly into an open position, and one or more posts, each post being connected to, or integral with, and extending radially outwardly from a respective one of the opposing arms, each of the one or more posts having a length sufficient so that each of the one or more posts will extend through a respective aperture defined by a modular component to be detachably attached to the respective one of the opposing arms. Related methods of positioning tissue during surgery are also described.
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