Self-retaining metatarsal spreader

Details Self-retaining metatarsal spreader Self-retaining metatarsal spreader

1986-09-25

1988-07-05

Pinkham, Richard C.

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

128 17, 81302, A61B 1702

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047547464

ABSTRACT:
Opposing jaws of a retractor are pivoted together and extend oppositely from handles manually swingable to move the jaws relatively toward and away from each other. Generally rectangular blades extend downward from the swinging ends of the jaws and have planar leading bottom portions continguously engageable for fitting between closely adjacent bone such as metatarsals. The trailing portions of the blades are flared outward and rearward from the planar contiguously engageable portions for wedging the adjacent bones apart and have concave depressions for receiving the bones. With the bones received in the concave depressions, the jaws are swung apart to spread the bones and maintain them in spread-apart condition for convenient access to the facing surfaces of the bones, such as to excise a neuroma.

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Chicago Medical Equipment Company Catalog, Northbrook, Ill., 1984, p. 69, Item No. 586 and Item No. 5378.
Loose leaf catalog distributed by Zimmer, USA, Warsaw, Ind., Jun. 1978, p. D44.

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