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US 2026/0215768 A1Published application
Retractor Tool Apparatus and Method of Manipulation
AssigneeSeaSpine Orthopedics Corporation
InventorsMichael Roscoe Harper, Trevor Thomas Jaye, Sarah Jauregui, Matthew Steven Horner, Daniel Scott Davenport
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Abstract
A retractor tool apparatus and method of manipulation are described. The retractor tool may include one or more blades. The one or more blades may be cranial/caudal blades. The one or more blades may be a medial blade. One or more portions of the retractor tool may be adjustable.
Claims23
A method of retracting comprising:
- providing a retractor tool having a first blade connected to a first base arm, wherein the first blade comprises an upper blade, a lower blade, and an upper threaded member, the lower blade comprising internal threads;
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- adjusting a length of the first blade by threadedly engaging the upper threaded member with the internal threads.
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A method of retracting comprising:
- providing a retractor tool having a first blade, a first base arm, and a pivoting engagement, the pivoting engagement comprising a gear end, a thread end, and a through opening,
- engaging the thread end with the first blade;
- adjusting the through opening to receive a pin engaged with the first base arm;
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- adjusting an angle between the first blade and the first base arm by driving the pivoting engagement to rotate about the pin.
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A method of retracting comprising:
- providing a retractor tool having a first blade connected to a first base arm and an opposing second blade connected to a second base arm, wherein each of the first blade and the second blade comprises an upper blade and a lower blade, the upper blade further comprises an opening at an upper end, the lower blade further comprises a lower threaded member;
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- adjusting a length of the first blade or the second blade by engaging an upper threaded member received by the opening with the lower threaded member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.