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US 5,951,467 AGranted
Reconfigurable and self-retaining surgical retractor
AssigneeApplied Medical Technology, Inc.
InventorsGeorge J. Picha, Gary Austin, J. Timothy Austin
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AssigneeApplied Medical Technology, Inc.
InventorsGeorge J. Picha, Gary Austin, J. Timothy Austin
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A surgical retractor frame that is easily reconfigurable and self-maintaining in a desired position. The surgical retractor frame is formed from first and second rigid frame portions that are easily adjusted to various desired configurations. The first and second portions cooperate to define a support adapted to surround a surgical field and operable to releasably receive a plurality of surgical stays for temporary retraction of tissue during a surgical procedure. A malleable connector secures the first frame portion to the second frame portion, and permits the frame portions to be moved relative to one another to permit adjustment and proper positioning of the frame relative to the surgical field. The connector is a preferably a plastic coated wire that is adhesively affixed to the first and second frame portions.
A retractor frame formed from a substantially rigid material, said frame comprising a first frame portion and a second frame portion which cooperate to define a support adapted to surround a surgical field and to releasably receive a plurality of surgical stays for temporary retraction of tissue during a surgical procedure, the improvement comprising:
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