Patent · US Expired

Tissue retractor retention band

US6090043A · kind A · utility

116Cited by

26References

21Claims

0Family size

Assignee

APPLIED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. · US

Inventors

Gary Austin · Euclid, US
J. Timothy Austin · Greenville, US
George J. Picha · Independence, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 17, 1999
Grant date	Jul 18, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 17, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/0287
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical stay including a hook, a handle and an elastomeric band. The hook has a tissue engaging portion and is retained by the handle such that the tissue engaging portion extends from a first end of the handle. A handle end of the band is retained by a second end of the handle. The band has a longitudinal body and at least one hub disposed around the body. The hub has a generally flat engagement surface facing the handle.

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