Patient-mounted retraction

US10993739B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Ralph Solitario · Pocasset, US
• Brian R. Bankoski · New Garden Township, US
• Mark Rossney · West Chester, US
• Santiago Figuereo · Miami Beach, US
• Robert Bohinski · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 20, 2017
• Grant date: May 4, 2021
• Expiry date: Jul 20, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/3419
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Patient-mounted retractors with varying configurations and/or features are provided, along with additional components for use therewith in provided patient-mounted retractor assemblies. Blade type and tube type patient-mounted retractors that may be re-positioned during the course of a procedure are provided in varying configurations and/or geometries suitable for varying procedures and/or patient anatomies. Applications of re-positionable patient-mounted retractor assemblies are particularly suitable for use in minimally invasive procedures, eliminating the need for table-mounted retraction assemblies and/or cannulas that restrict the operating environment.