Examination apparatus

Details Examination apparatus Examination apparatus

2008-06-25

2011-12-27

Barrett, Thomas C. (Department: 3775)

Surgery

Specula

Retractor

C600S210000, C600S219000, C600S220000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08083673

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for an examination apparatus that includes a manually movable structure having a first movement from a free state to a compressed state and a second reversing movement from the compressed state to the free state. Also included is a plurality of fingers that are disposed adjacent to the structure. The fingers having a stowed state and an open state, the stowed state having a nested relationship between the fingers to reduce a silhouette profile size. In moving from the stowed state to the open state of the plurality of fingers requires a selected sequential movement of each the fingers to proceed from the nested relationship to the open state that is accommodated by an assemblage for moving the fingers sequentially utilizing the manually operated structure, wherein the fingers are moved from the stowed state to the open state and reversed manually.

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