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US 2025/0152152 A1Published application
Inverted surgical retractor device
OwnerHarry Newman-Plotnickinventor
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Abstract
A surgical apparatus is disclosed. A surgical retractor comprises a handle with a central axis; a shaft along the central axis with a distal portion; and a head distal to the shaft, the head having at least one hook oriented such that an end of the at least one hook faces a direction opposite that of the handle, wherein the head runs along a parallel axis to the central axis and is offset from the central axis.
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A surgical retractor, comprising:
- a handle with a central axis;
- a shaft along the central axis with a distal portion;
- and
- a head distal to the shaft, the head having at least one hook oriented such that an end of the at least one hook faces a direction opposite that of the handle,
- wherein the head runs along a parallel axis to the central axis and is offset from the central axis.
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A method of using a surgical retractor, comprising:
- attaching a surgical retractor to a tissue at an incision site, the surgical retractor comprising:
- a handle with a central axis;
- a shaft along the central axis with a distal portion;
- and
- a head distal to the shaft, the head having at least one hook oriented such that an end of the at least one hook is oriented to face a direction opposite that of the handle,
- wherein the head runs along a parallel axis to the central axis and is offset from the central axis;
- pushing the surgical retractor distally, thereby retracting the tissue away from the incision site;
- and
- securing the tissue in a retracted position away from the incision site.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.