Surgery – Specula – Retractor
Patent
1997-10-08
1999-03-09
Smith, Jeffrey A.
Surgery
Specula
Retractor
600232, 600201, A61B 1700
Patent
active
058792910
ABSTRACT:
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a device for pivoting a surgical retractor with respect to a patient it is being used on. The device includes a bridge having distal and proximal ends wherein a distal coupling is attached to the distal end of the bridge and a proximal coupling is slidably attached to the bridge proximal to the distal coupling. The proximal and distal couplings include a means for releasably attaching itself to a surgical retractor. The device further includes a lifting assembly attached to the bridge proximal to the proximal coupling. The lifting assembly comprises a means for applying an upward force to the proximal coupling, whereby when the device is attached to a surgical retractor, the lifting assembly pivots the retractor upward about the distal coupling.
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Berky Craig B.
Fox William D.
Hamann David L.
Knight Gary W.
Kolata Ronald J.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.
Garner Dean
Smith Jeffrey A.
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