Surgery – Specula – Retractor
Patent
1994-08-16
1996-03-26
Thaler, Michael H.
Surgery
Specula
Retractor
600215, 606 47, 606170, 606190, 606206, A61B 1702, A61B 1728, A61B 1732
Patent
active
055016545
ABSTRACT:
An elastically deformable element having multiple stacked strips for articulation in an endoscopic surgical instrument. The deformable element is usable in a variable retractor and an instrument having an articulating housing. The working section of the retractor variably moves from a curved configuration when outside of a sheath to a substantially straightened configuration when inside the sheath.
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Failla Stephen J.
Price Daniel W.
Rarey Charles M.
Stokes Michael J.
Thompson Bennie
Ethicon Inc.
Thaler Michael H.
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