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Cross bar for a surgical retractor system

US6511423B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 17, 2001
Grant dateJan 28, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 17, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B17/02
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical retractor system comprises a retractor frame secured to an operating structure. The retractor frame includes a cross bar that comprises a plurality of pivotally connected cross bar sections.

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