Four blade medical retractor

Details Four blade medical retractor Four blade medical retractor

1993-11-08

1995-03-28

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

A61B 1702

Patent

active

054007747

ABSTRACT:
A medical retractor for holding open a body cavity. A base plate includes a pair of blades mounted and depending therefrom. A second plate is pivotally mounted to the base plate and has a second pair of blades slidably mounted thereto and depending therefrom. One of the blades is fixedly mounted whereas the three remaining blades are slidably mounted to the plates by arms having teeth engaging releasable locks on the plates. The second plate has a flat smooth surface defining the upper boundary of the retractor providing a snag free environment for the surgeon.

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