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Spreading retractor

US9107629B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Sarah M. Anthony · Leesburg, US
Kyle E. Lappin · Fort Wayne, US
Joseph P. Iannotti · Strongsville, US
Gerald Williams · Philadelphia, US
Michael Wirth · San Antonio, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 5, 2013
Grant date	Aug 18, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 5, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/2927
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for retraction useable in joint arthroplasty. The method includes using a joint retractor having a first arm and a second arm. The first arm has a first portion and a second portion and the second arm having a first portion and a second portion. The retractor is inserted into a surgical opening of a patient's shoulder joint. The second portion of the first arm is placed against the coracoid process and the second portion of the second arm is placed against the resected humerus. The first portions of the first and second arms are hung over the resected tissue to allow exposure of the glenoid.

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