Surgical sleeve suction retractor
OwnerStephen P. RAYinventor
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Abstract
A hollow disposable sleeve suction retractor. The sleeve suction retractor is an ergonomically shaped combination suction/retractor instrument for holding and retracting tissues, suctioning tissue pieces, blood and fluids and a surgical smoke plume from an electrosurgery device all at the same time. The suction sleeve retractor is comfortable to hold securely and allows a surgeon a clear line of sight on an area of tissue dissection. It can be used without the need for having another hand (e.g., surgeon's or an assistant, etc.) sponge or separate suction devices in a wound. It is economical to purchase and does not have to be sterilized or autoclaved since it disposable.
Claims21
A hollow, integral, disposable sleeve surgical suction retractor, comprising in combination:
- a hollow body portion providing a instrument core and providing an evacuation component for materials suctioned during a surgery;
- a first end component connected to a first side of the hollow body portion comprising a hollow connector for attaching to suction tubing connected to an external suction source and used to provide a source of suction during a surgery;
- a ergonomic handle portion comprising a middle body portion of the hollow body portion with a top surface and a bottom surface designed for right or left-handed gripping and allowing for easy control of the traction on a tip of a combination suction/retractor surface on a second end component, the top surface including a pre-determined pattern of a plurality of protrusions for gripping and assisting with control rotation motions or motions of a wrist of a user, the bottom surface including a pre-determined pattern specifically sized and shaped for comfortable gripping by a human hand and further including a protrusion component on the bottom surface of the ergonomic handle portion adjacent to the first end component that helps keep the human hand from sliding off the ergonomic handle portion during backward pulling and during retraction;
- a plurality of indented gripping components located adjacent to a plurality of grasping protrusions on a front side and a back side of the ergonomic handle portion allowing placement of a thumb and index finger of the user to grip and securely when pulling back on a combination retraction/suction component portion of the second end component;
- a plurality of grasping protrusions located on the hollow body portion opposite the first end component and located adjacent to a second end component, wherein the plurality of grasping protrusions are oriented ninety degrees to a horizontal axis of the hollow body portion and are located one a top surface the hollow body portion, thereby providing a griping surface, allowing and facilitating a backward pull on the hollow body portion for adjustment and removal when the disposable sleeve surgical suction retractor has been interested into an incision during the surgery;
- the second end component connected to a second end of the hollow body portion including a hollow curved portion with an angle varying from one degree to thirty degrees providing an optimal angle for retracting a pre-determined type of tissue including the combination retraction/suction component for providing simultaneous retraction and suction during the surgery, a retraction portion of the combination retraction/suction component including a plurality of retraction protrusions arranged in a pre-determined pattern for providing tissue retraction and grapping during the surgery and a suction portion of the retraction/suction component including a plurality of suction components arranged in a pre-determined pattern for providing suction of fluids and solids during the surgery and further including an extended tip component for further engaging and holding the tissue during the surgery.
A hollow sleeve surgical suction retractor, comprising in combination:
- a hollow body portion providing a instrument core and providing an evacuation component for materials suctioned during a surgery;
- a detachable/attachable first end component connected to a first side of the hollow body portion comprising a hollow connector for attaching to suction tubing connected to an external suction source and used to provide a source of suction during a surgery;
- a ergonomic handle portion comprising a middle body portion of the hollow body portion with a top surface and a bottom surface designed for right or left-handed gripping and allowing for easy control of the traction on a tip of a retractor surface on a detachable/attachable second end component, the top surface including a pre-determined pattern of a plurality of protrusions for gripping and assisting with control rotation motions or motions of a wrist of a user, the bottom surface including a pre-determined pattern specifically sized and shaped for comfortable gripping by a human hand and further including a protrusion component on the bottom surface of the ergonomic handle portion adjacent to the first end component that helps keep the human hand from sliding off the ergonomic handle portion during backward pulling and during retraction;
- a plurality of indented gripping components located adjacent to a plurality of grasping protrusions on a front side and a back side of the ergonomic handle portion allowing placement of a thumb and index finger of the user to grip and securely when pulling back on a combination retraction/suction component portion of the second end component;
- a plurality of grasping protrusions located on the hollow body portion opposite the first end component and located adjacent to a second end component, wherein the plurality of grasping protrusions are oriented ninety degrees to a horizontal axis of the hollow body portion and are on a top surface of the hollow body portion, thereby providing a griping surface, allowing and facilitating a backward pull on the hollow body portion for adjustment and removal when the disposable sleeve surgical suction retractor has been interested into an incision during the surgery;
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- the detachable/attachable second end component connected to a second end of the hollow body portion including a hollow curved portion with an angle varying from about one degree to about thirty degrees providing an optimal angle for retracting a pre-determined type of tissue including a combination retraction/suction component for providing simultaneous retraction and suction during the surgery, a retraction portion of the retraction/suction component including a plurality of retraction protrusions arranged in a pre-determined pattern for providing tissue retraction and grapping during the surgery and a suction portion of the retraction/suction component including a plurality of suction components arranged in a pre-determined pattern for providing suction of fluids and solids during the surgery and further including an extended tip component for further engaging and holding the tissue during the surgery.
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