Patent · US Expired

Surgical device

US7195590B2 · kind B2 · utility

213Cited by
57References
25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 7, 2003
Grant dateMar 27, 2007
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2025/109
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A wound retractor comprises a retracting member for insertion into a wound opening and a proximal member for location member for location externally of a wound opening. The proximal member is movable relative to the retracing member to shorten the axial extent of the retracting member to laterally retract a wound opening. The retracted wound opening is retracted by a seal which is integral with the retractor.

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