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US 10,420,540 B2Granted
Illuminated surgical retractor
AssigneeObp Medical Corporation
InventorJeffrey Ralph Swift
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Abstract
An illuminated surgical retractor includes a blade, a handle, a curved section and an illumination assembly. The blade has a top surface and a bottom surface. The handle extends at an angle from a proximal end of the blade. The curved section connects the handle to the blade. The illumination assembly includes at least one light source, at least one battery and an activation device for energizing the light source. The illumination assembly is attachable to the curved section.
Claims19
An illuminated retractor comprising:
- a blade having first and second opposing surfaces;
- a handle extending at an angle from a proximal end of the blade;
- an illumination assembly comprising at least one light source, said illumination assembly being permanently attached to the retractor,
- wherein:
- said illumination assembly comprises a plurality of retaining tabs and the retractor comprises corresponding acceptance slots, and
- said retaining tabs and corresponding acceptance slots are configured to engage with one another in at least two different angular orientations with respect to one another.
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An illuminated surgical retractor comprising:
- a blade having first and second opposing surfaces;
- a handle extending in a first direction at an angle from a proximal end of the blade;
- an illumination assembly comprising at least one direct light source positioned so as to directly emit light toward the distal end of the blade, said illumination assembly being permanently attached to the retractor,
- wherein:
- the first surface of the blade faces away from the first direction,
- the illumination assembly abuts only the first surface of the blade without abutting other surfaces of the blade, and
- the illumination assembly includes cover partially enclosing the at least one light source and being permanently attached to the first surface of the blade.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.