Adapter for surgical retractor

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1986-12-08

1987-10-27

Pinkham, Richard C.

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

403393, 403362, A61B 1702

Patent

active

047022302

ABSTRACT:
An adapter for attaching atrial blades to a sternal spreader comprises an elongated bar having blade attaching means on an oblique surface, and having a heel, hook and adjusting screw on its bottom surface. The heel and the head of the adjusting screw are engageable with the upper surface of a spreader arm, and the hook is engageable with the lower surface thereof. The screw has a wheel formed on it, which is located between the bar and the spreader arm. When this wheel is turned to cause the screw to extend, the hook and heel of the bar and the head of the screw are pressed against the spreader arm, causing the adapter to be firmly secured to the spreader.

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patent: 4099521 (1978-07-01), Nestor et al.
patent: 4467791 (1984-08-01), Cabrera et al.
Pilling Bulletin 99-3004 Entitled "Modified Carpentier Type Sternal/Atrial Retractor", Sep. 1984.
Delacroix Chevalier Advertisement Entitled "Ecarteur Thoracique".
Catalog Entitled "Cardiovascular Thoracic, General Surgical Pilling Instruments", 1979, p. 56.

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