Video rectractor
US8187180B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/31
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A retractor with a video system that has a blade portion detachably secured thereto is disclosed. In one embodiment, the video system is sealed within the retractor during use so that it need not be sterilized between uses. The blade portion is either reusable, in which case only it needs to be sterilized between uses, or the blade portion is disposable, thereby further preventing inadvertent contamination of the patient. The video system can be detachably secured to a variety of different shaped blade portions, thereby allowing the retractor, with its single video system, to operate effectively as a straight or curved blade laryngoscope, anoscope, colposcope, and the like.
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