Self-retaining refractor
US5176129A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/2837
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A disposable self-retaining skin retractor permits access to interior tissues and includes generally longitudinally extending members moveable respecting one another at a position of connection between, having tip portions remote from the connection position and separating from each other upon relative pivotal movement of the members. The retractor further preferably includes means for urging the members pivotally respective one another to separate the tip portions one from another and means for retaining the members at a position at which the tip portions are separated.
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