Lateral access system and method of use

US11564674B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• K2M, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Clint Hill · Broomfield, US
• Sanjay Khurana · Oakton, US
• Darren Lebl · Greenwich, US
• Pierce Nunley · Shreveport, US
• K. Brandon Strenge · Paducah, US
• John Williams · Fort Wayne, US
• Ryan Den Haese · Clarence Center, US
• Alexander Artaki · Philadelphia, US
• Robert J. Tokash · Stephens City, US
• Eric Rodriguez · Houston, US
• Kaitlin Elizabeth Anne McClymont · Reston, US
• Nicholas Padovani · Fairfax, US
• Daniel Genovese · Arlington, US
• Joshua David Rubin · Reston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 27, 2020
• Grant date: Jan 31, 2023
• Expiry date: Sep 12, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/0256
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A surgical retractor includes a body portion and first and second retractor arms operatively coupled thereto. The body portion includes a rotatable knob, a first blade holder, and a first blade. The first blade is configured for axial displacement with the first blade holder and angulation relative to the first blade holder about a first axis. The first and second retractor arms include respective second and third blades detachably secured thereto. The first and second retractor arms are transitionable between an approximated configuration and a spaced apart configuration. The second and third blades are configured to angulate about respective second and third axes that are defined by the respective first and second retractor arms.