Retractor

Details Retractor Retractor

1990-04-04

1992-02-18

Brown, Theatrice

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

A61B 1702

Patent

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050884727

ABSTRACT:
The invention is a sternal retractor comprising a pair of arms with sternum engaging blades thereon and a curved cross bar on which said arms are disposed such that in use the retractor can open the bottom of the sternum more than the top of the sternum to minimize damage and injury to the upper ribs and numbness which sometimes results in the hands of open chest surgery patients. The retractor also has application for other surgical procedures, as well, for the same general purpose of providing an opening of varying size along the length of an incision.

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patent: 4726356 (1988-02-01), Santilli et al.
patent: 4813401 (1989-03-01), Grieshaber
patent: 4852552 (1989-08-01), Chaux

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