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US 6,554,768 B1Granted
Illuminated deep pelvic retractor
AssigneeGenzyme Corporation
InventorRobert F. Leonard
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Abstract
An illuminated deep pelvic surgical retractor for illuminating a surgical site and retracting tissue adjacent thereto, the illuminated surgical retractor having a handle member interconnected at an obtuse angle to a first elongate section and a second elongate section that is releasably connected to the first elongate section and a portion of the second elongate section defining an illumination input end portion which is optically coupled to a light source so that the second elongate section is substantially illuminated, and, a shield member is positioned adjacent to the distal end portion of the first elongate section to aid in directing light selectively from the second elongate section to the desired tissue or organ.
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An illuminated surgical retractor comprising:
- a handle member having a first handle end portion and a second handle end portion;
- a shaft portion interconnected with said second handle end portion;
- a first elongate section having a lengthwise dimension and a first elongate proximal end portion, a first elongate distal end portion, and a first elongate inner surface extending from the first elongate proximal end portion to near the first elongate distal end portion, the shaft portion operatively connected to the first elongate distal end portion of said first elongate section such that said handle member forms an obtuse angle with said first elongate section;
- a second elongate section having a lengthwise dimension and a second elongate proximal end portion, a second elongate distal end portion and a second elongate outer surface extending from the second elongate proximal end portion to near the second elongate distal end portion, and a second elongate inner surface extending from the second elongate proximal end portion to near the second elongate distal end portion, said second elongate section being generally aligned with the lengthwise dimension of the first elongate section such that said first and second elongate sections are substantially parallel, said second elongate section defining an illumination output portion;
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- said shaft portion having a connector associated therewith and said connector couples the second elongate section to a source of illumination so that said second elongate section is illuminated substantially along the length thereof.
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An illuminated surgical retractor for use in a patient comprising:
- a handle member having a first handle end portion and a second handle end portion;
- a first elongate section having a first elongate proximal end portion with a lip member thereon, a first elongate distal end portion, and a first elongate inner surface extending from the first elongate proximal end portion to near the first elongate distal end portion, the second handle end portion of said handle member interconnected with said first elongate section such that said handle member forms an obtuse angle with said first elongate section;
- a second elongate section having a second elongate proximal end portion, a second elongate distal end portion and a second elongate outer surface extending from the second elongate proximal end portion to near the second elongate distal end portion, and a second elongate inner surface extending from the second elongate proximal end portion to near the second elongate distal end portion, said second elongate section connected to said first elongate section such that said first and second elongate sections are substantially aligned, the second elongate distal end portion of said second elongate section defining an illumination output member;
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- a shield member associated with the distal end portion of the first elongate section wherein the shield member forms an area between the shield member and the first elongate section for the receipt of at least a portion of the second elongate section therein.
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An illuminated surgical retractor comprising:
- a handle member having a first handle end portion and a second handle end portion and at least a portion thereof that is illuminated in use;
- a shaft portion connected to the second handle end portion and said shaft portion having a connector thereon;
- a first elongate section having a first elongate proximal end portion with a lip member thereon, a first elongate distal end portion, and a first elongate inner surface extending from the first elongate proximal end portion to near the first elongate distal end portion, the second handle end portion of said handle member interconnected to the first elongate distal end portion of said first elongate section by said shaft portion such that said handle member forms an obtuse angle with said first elongate section;
- a second elongate section having a second elongate proximal end portion, a second elongate distal end portion, and a second elongate outer surface extending from the second elongate proximal end portion to near the second elongate distal end portion, and a second elongate inner surface extending from the second elongate proximal end portion to near the second elongate distal end portion, the second elongate distal end portion of said second elongate section defining an illumination output member;
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- the shaft portion is oriented generally parallel to the lip member on the first elongate proximal end portion.
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An illuminated surgical retractor comprising:
- a handle member having a first handle end portion and a second handle end portion and a shaft portion extending from the second handle end portion thereof;
- a first elongate section having a first elongate proximal end portion and a first elongate distal end portion with a first elongate inner surface extending between the first elongate proximal end portion and the first elongate distal end portion and said second handle end portion of said handle member is interconnected to said first elongate section;
- a lip member extending from the first elongate proximal end portion and said lip member extends in generally the same direction as the shaft portion;
- a second elongate section having a second elongate proximal end portion and a second elongate distal end portion with a second elongate outer surface extending between the second elongate proximal end portion and the second elongate distal end portion, a second elongate inner surface extending between the second elongate proximal end portion and the second elongate distal end portion, the second elongate distal end portion of said second elongate section defining an illumination input end portion;
- a connector on said shaft portion releasably coupling the illumination input end portion to an optical cable.
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An illuminated surgical retractor for retracting tissue in a surgical site and illuminating the adjacent tissue of a patient, the retractor comprising:
- a handle member having a first handle end portion and a second handle end portion with a gripping area therebetween for gripping by the user and an optical cable extending therealong;
- a shaft portion associated with the second handle member end portion and including a connector thereon;
- an elongate first elongate section sized to be positioned in the surgical site to retract tissue therein and having a first elongate proximal end portion with a lip member thereon and a first elongate distal end portion with a first elongate inner surface extending between the first elongate proximal end portion and the first elongate distal end portion, the second handle end portion of said handle member interconnected to the first elongate section;
- an elongate second elongate section having a second elongate proximal end portion and a second elongate distal end portion with a second elongate outer surface extending generally parallel to said first elongate section and between the second elongate proximal end portion and the second elongate distal end portion and a second elongate inner surface extending between the second elongate proximal end portion and the second elongate distal end portion, the second elongate section further including an illumination input end portion thereon and at least a portion of said illumination input end portion is releasably engaged by said connector to optically coupling the illumination input end portion to the optical cable;
- the first elongate section is oriented at an obtuse angle relative the handle member and said shaft portion is oriented generally parallel to said lip member;
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- wherein at least a portion of said second elongate section is releasable from said first elongate section and wherein said distal end portion of the first elongate section includes a shield member thereon and said distal end portion of said second elongate section is removable therefrom.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.