Surgery – Specula – Retractor
Patent
1998-04-08
2000-09-05
Hirsch, Paul J.
Surgery
Specula
Retractor
600201, A61B 1702
Patent
active
061135356
ABSTRACT:
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a lifting apparatus for pivoting a surgical retractor with respect to a patient it is being used on. The lifting apparatus has a bridge for engaging at least one arm of a surgical retractor. The bridge has a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The bridge further includes a distal coupling attached to the distal end of the bridge for releaseably attaching the bridge to the surgical retractor. The lifting apparatus further comprises an elevator. The elevator is for applying an upward force to the proximal end of the bridge, so that when the apparatus is attached to a surgical retractor, the elevator pivots the retractor upward about the distal coupling. The elevator includes a bridge coupling for attaching to the proximal end of the bridge. A resilient pad is releaseably attached to the base of the lifting assembly and is positioned between the base and the chest of the patient.
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Berky Craig B.
Fox William D.
Knight Gary W.
Kolata Ronald J.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.
Garner Dean
Hirsch Paul J.
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