Foam Surgical Retractor
OwnerGerardo A. Caballeroinventor
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Abstract
There is a method and surgical retractor provided which includes a member having a first end and a second end. The member defines a concave inner side between the two ends. The member also defines a convex outer side between the two ends. The member includes a first side and a second side wherein the edge of the first side extends, between the two ends, beyond an edge of the second side. The surgical retractor may further comprise a V-shaped channel defined in the convex inner side. The member may be composed of a surgical foam, wherein the surgical foam includes a characteristic of restorative shape memory.
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A surgical retractor comprising:
- a member having a first end and a second end, the member defining a concave inner side between the two ends, and defining a convex outer side between the two ends, the member including a first side and a second side, wherein an edge of the first side extends, between the two ends, beyond an edge of the second side.
A method of maintaining retraction of an intestine during a surgical procedure comprising:
- providing a member having a first end and a second end, the member defining a concave inner side between the two ends, and defining a convex outer side between the two ends, the member including a first side and a second side, wherein an edge of the first side extends, between the two ends, beyond an edge of the second side;
- making an incision in an abdominal wall of a patient;
- compressing the member to a size sufficient for insertion into the incision;
- inserting the member into the incision;
- allowing the member to decompress;
- positioning the member against a portion of the intestine with the concave inner side toward a surgical field within the patient, wherein the member maintains the portion of intestine away from the surgical field by restorative shape memory of the member and serosal surface friction with the member.
A surgical retractor comprising:
- a member having a first end and a second end with the member composed of a surgical foam, wherein the surgical foam includes a characteristic of restorative shape memory, the member further defining a concave inner side between the two ends with the concave inner side defining a V-shape channel, and the member defining a convex outer side between the two ends, the member including a first side and a second side, wherein an edge of the first side extends, between the two ends, beyond an edge of the second side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.