Retractor blade including a flexible member for anchorage engagement
OwnerKevin Seexinventor
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Abstract
A retractor blade for retracting soft tissues during surgery, the blade having a blade body having a first proximal end and a second distal end, the first end including a structure to allow connection of the blade body to a blade support member; a formation at its distal end which is capable of releasably engaging a second co-operating retractor blade; and a structure to engage the retractor blade to an anchor.
Claims34
A retractor blade for retracting soft tissues during surgery, the blade comprising:
- a blade body having a first proximal end and a second distal end, the first end including means to allow connection of the blade body to a blade support member,
- a formation at its distal end which is configured to releasably engage a second co-operating retractor blade;
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- means to enable engagement of the retractor blade to an anchor.
A retractor blade assembly for retraction of soft tissue, the blade assembly comprising:
- a pair of co-operating blades each having a generally elongated blade body having first and second ends, the first end including means allowing connection of the blade body to a support member, the second end comprising means to enable anchorage of the blade, wherein said means to connect the blade body at its distal end comprises a releasable coupling which allows one blade to rotate relative to the other blade.
A retractor blade assembly for retraction of soft tissue during surgery, the blade assembly comprising:
- at least one generally elongated blade having first and second ends, a thread which passes through openings in the blade to form at least one loop of thread at the second end.
A retractor blade for retraction of soft tissue the blade comprising:
- a generally elongated blade body having first and second ends, the first end providing means for connection of the blade body to a support member, the second end including means to enable the retractor to engage an anchor via a co-operating retaining thread.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.