Retractor
AssigneeAlphatec Spine, Inc.
InventorsClark Hutton, Thomas Purcell, Christopher Campbell
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Abstract
A retractor device for spearing the body tissue apart is provided. The retractor includes a housing configured to include a plurality of sections, wherein each section is configured to accommodate placement of at least one blade, a blade holding mechanism configured to secure the at least one blade within the housing, a translation mechanism configured to provide translation movement of at least one of the sections, and a rotation mechanism configured to provide rotation movement of at least one blade.
Claims20
A system for retracting tissue, comprising:
- a plurality of sections movable relative to each other wherein at least one section of the plurality of sections includes a first opening and an elongated opening;
- a plurality of railing platforms configured to receive the plurality of sections wherein at least one railing platform of the plurality of railing platforms includes a second opening accessible through the elongated opening of the at least one section;
- and
- a tool including a first tip that engages the first opening and a second tip that engages the second opening through the elongated opening to position the at least one section relative to the at least one railing platform.
An instrument for retracting tissue comprising:
- a first portion including
- a first section with a first blade holder mechanism and a first section positioning mechanism;
- a first railing with a first ratchet end and a first coupler end that receives the first section;
- and
- a second portion including
- a second section with a second blade holder mechanism and a second section positioning mechanism;
- a second railing with a second ratchet end fixedly coupled with the first ratchet end and a second coupler end that receives the second section.
The instrument of claim 15, further comprising:
- a third portion including
- a third section with a third blade holder mechanism and a third section positioning mechanism;
- and
- a third railing with a third ratchet end fixedly coupled with the first section and a third coupler end that receives the third section.
The instrument of claim 16, further comprising:
- a fourth portion including
- a fourth section with a fourth blade holder mechanism and a fourth section positioning mechanism;
- and
- a fourth railing with a fourth ratchet end fixedly coupled with the second section and a fourth coupler end that receives the fourth section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.