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US 2026/0272439 A1Published application
Illuminated medical devices
AssigneeCooperSurgical, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Ralph Swift, Jason Swift, Matthew Traub, Nicholas Lauder
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Abstract
A surgical retractor comprising a blade having first and second opposing surfaces, and a handle extending from a proximal end of the blade, wherein the first surface of the blade includes a non-slip texture having a preferential grip in a first direction corresponding to direction of extraction of the surgical retractor from an incision and having a minimal or no grip in a second direction opposite to the first direction and in a third direction transverse to the first and second directions.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A surgical retractor comprising:
- a handle;
- a blade extending at an angle from the handle;
- a plurality of direct light sources positioned adjacent a surface of the blade, each of the plurality of direct light sources being angled at a non-zero degree angle relative to the surface of the blade;
- a cover secured to the blade, the cover defining a plurality of openings, each of the plurality of openings being aligned with a respective one of the plurality of direct light sources to permit light emitted from the plurality of direct light sources to travel toward a distal end portion of the blade;
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- a smoke evacuation channel extending between the surface of the blade and the cover, the smoke evacuation channel being laterally spaced from one or more of the plurality of direct light sources.
3 more elements
A surgical retractor comprising:
- a handle;
- a blade extending from the handle;
- a plurality of direct light sources positioned adjacent a surface of the blade, each of the plurality of direct light sources being angled relative to the surface of the blade;
- a cover extending along a distal end portion of the blade and being secured to the distal end portion of the blade, the cover defining a plurality of openings, each of the plurality of openings being aligned with a respective one of the plurality of direct light sources to permit light emitted from the plurality of direct light sources to travel in a distal direction;
- and
- a smoke evacuation channel extending between the surface of the blade and the cover.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.