Surgical instrument for the splaying of wound edges

US4616635A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Aesculap-Werke AG · DE

Inventors

• Wolfhard Caspar · Contwig, DE
• Theodor Lutze · Spaichingen, DE
• Theodor Schwarz · Tuttlingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 4, 1985
• Grant date: Oct 14, 1986
• Expiry date: Apr 4, 2005

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B17/02
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An instrument for the splaying of the edges of a wound which has at least one blade. The blade has a middle part, a rim projecting at right angles from the middle part, and a mount on which the middle part is held. The middle part has two parts movable against each other by an actuator comprising a turnable rod with a screw thread section.