Side-loading surgical retractor

Details Side-loading surgical retractor Side-loading surgical retractor

1997-08-18

2000-03-28

Smith, Jeffrey A.

Surgery

Specula

Retractor

600219, 600232, A61B 1700

Patent

active

060425407

ABSTRACT:
A surgical retractor with interchangeable retractor blades allows the retractor blades to be positioned in an incision before being side-loaded into the retractor body and locked in place. The surgical retractor uses a connector head with a circumferential groove that fits in a side-loading socket and is locked in place with a cam that fits in the circumferential groove. A release lever releases the cam and allows the retractor blades to be removed.

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patent: 5902233 (1999-05-01), Farley et al.

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