Atrium retractor
AssigneeAesculap AG
InventorsStefanie Schabert, Pedro Morales, Thomas Beck
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Abstract
The present application discloses an atrium retractor with a plate and a shaft that has a shaft sleeve, an inner rod and an operating mechanism. The operating mechanism is designed to generate a relative movement between the shaft sleeve and the inner rod. An articulation device that is firmly connected either to the plate or the shaft and is detachably connectable to the other from the plate or the shaft is provided in the atrium retractor. The operating mechanism is adapted to optionally lock and release the articulated connection by means of the relative movement between the shaft sleeve and the inner rod.
Claims16
An atrium retractor, comprising:
- a plate,
- a shaft that has a shaft sleeve, an inner rod that is a push rod and an operating mechanism, wherein the operating mechanism is designed to effect a relative movement between the shaft sleeve and the inner rod, and
- an articulation device which is firmly connected to the plate and is detachably connected to the shaft, the articulation device including an articulated connection that includes a joint ball and a ball sleeve, wherein the joint ball is fixed on the plate, and
- wherein the operating mechanism is adapted to lock and release the articulation device by the relative movement between the shaft sleeve and the inner rod, and
- wherein the operating mechanism is an eccentric lever with an eccentric surface, wherein the eccentric lever is articulated so as to press the push rod into an actuated state so that the plate is held against the shaft by a friction lock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.