Moldable retractor for use in surgery

Details Moldable retractor for use in surgery Moldable retractor for use in surgery

1986-11-07

1989-01-17

Richman, Barry S.

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

128 19, A61B 1702

Patent

active

047981954

ABSTRACT:
A moldable, weighted, surgical retractor and methods for its use. The surgical retractor comprises a generally flat plate having a plurality of protrusions or arms extending outwardly from the interior body of the plate. Included around the periphery of the plate and the arms are a plurality of slots. The slots may be of any size and shape and function to hold surgical stays in place during the surgical procedure. The arms or protrusions of the present invention may be placed in a variety of positions so that stays may hold certain portions of the surgical site in any desired direction. For example, arms or protrusions of the present invention may be lifted upwardly and stays may be connected to the upwardly extending arms. As a result, upward lifting forces may be directed into the surgical site to hold blood vessels, tendons, bones or other structural features upward within the surgical area. In addition, the arms of the retractor may be molded around a portion of the patient's anatomy in order to hold it in place. The present invention is also directed to a system which includes the retractor of the present invention along with surgical stays of varying elastic properties and diameters. As a result, the force which the stays exert on a surgical area can be finely adjusted and chosen as desired by the surgeon.

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