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US 2017/0303905 A1Published application
Breast retractor tool
OwnerWesley Wilsoninventor
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Abstract
Embodiments of a breast implant retractor tool are described. Some embodiments of a breast implant retractor tool allow for the accurate placement of breast implants with zero or minimal air trapped in the breast implant cavity. In one embodiment, a surgical retractor tool includes a handle and a blade. The blade is connected to and extends away from the handle. The blade includes an internal pathway which defines a passageway from a first opening or inlet on the blade to a second opening or outlet.
Claims20
A surgical retractor tool comprising:
- a shaft;
- a handle disposed at a first end of the shaft;
- a blade extension disposed at a second end of the shaft opposite the handle forming a heel between the shaft and the blade extension, wherein the blade extension extends away from the shaft at an angle between about 45 degrees and about 135 degrees;
- and
- an internal pathway which extends internally from a first opening on the blade to a second opening on the shaft, wherein the first opening and the second opening are connected by an internal passageway through a first distance of the blade extension, the heel, and a second distance of the shaft.
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A surgical retractor tool comprising:
- a handle;
- and
- a blade connected to and extending away from the handle, wherein the blade comprises an internal pathway which defines a passageway from a first opening or inlet on the blade to a second opening or outlet.
A surgical retractor tool comprising:
- insertion means for insertion through an incision into breast tissue;
- leveraging means for applying a leveraging force to the insertion means, while inserted through the incision into the breast tissue, to stretch the incision to accommodate insertion of a pliable breast implant within a cavity of the breast tissue;
- and
- venting means defined within at least the insertion means to facilitate evacuation of air or fluid trapped within the cavity of the breast tissue when the breast implant blocks passage of the air or fluid through the incision.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.