Surgical retractor/compressor

Details Surgical retractor/compressor Surgical retractor/compressor

1992-04-10

1994-03-29

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

128 17, 606207, 606208, A61B 1702, A61B 1728

Patent

active

052975380

ABSTRACT:
The surgical instrument consists of a pair of arms of different lengths hinged together at an intermediate point for relative pivoting movement. The arms are provided with obliquely oriented handles at one end thereof. The opposite ends of the arms support removable posts having means for removably securing a plurality of different surgical heads. A variety of heads and different shaped posts are provided to facilitate retraction in a wide variety of surgical procedures. A serrated locking mechanism is also provided to lock the arms in either a retraction or compression mode.

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