Surgery – Specula – Retractor
Patent
1998-11-25
2000-12-19
Hirsch, Paul J.
Surgery
Specula
Retractor
600201, A61B 1702, A61B 1712
Patent
active
061621730
ABSTRACT:
A retractor and a surgical tool are positioned within a cannula, and a dissection cradle of the retractor is positioned at the distal end of the cannula. The retractor includes a first portion with an axis approximately parallel to the axis of the cannula and a second portion with an axis skewed relative to the axis of the cannula. The dissection cradle is located at the distal end of the second portion of the retractor, and may include two substantially parallel, spaced legs with the retractor shaped in a loop between and in a plane skewed relative to the axes of the legs, and with the loop directed away from the surgical tool. Thus, in operation, when the surgeon locates a vessel and side branch of interest, the surgeon extends the retractor to cradle the vessel in the dissection cradle. Once cradled, the retractor may be fully extended to urge the vessel away from the axis of the cannula to isolate the side branch for exposure to the surgical tool. The dissection cradle may include a forward shoulder for positioning a suture loop. A forwardly-projecting tensioner supports a length of suture from the loop to maintain the loop in tension for transport along the vein. During advancement, the suture loop is safely maintained in place due to the tension provided by the tension mount and the support provided by the shoulder. Upon reaching the surgical site of interest, the retractor is retracted, causing the suture loop to be displaced onto the vein at the desired position. In one embodiment, the loop is tightened by pulling on the length of suture near the proximal end of the cannula to constrict the suture loop about the vein near the distal end of the cannula.
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Baxter Jeffrey W.
Chin Albert K.
Hlavka Edwin J.
Lunsford John P.
Hirsch Paul J.
Origin Medsystems Inc.
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