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US 7,559,893 B2Granted
Wound retractor device
AssigneeAtropos Limited
InventorsFrank Bonadio, John Butler, Trevor Vaugh, Shane Joseph MacNally, Alan Reid
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Abstract
A wound protector and retractor device comprising a longitudinal axis, a distal member, a proximal member, and a sleeve extending at least between the distal member and the proximal member. The sleeve has a proximal gripping portion for pulling the sleeve upwardly to shorten an axial extent located between the distal member and the proximal member.
Claims21
A wound retractor for retracting an opening in a body, comprising:
- an anchoring frame located proximal of the opening, wherein the anchoring frame includes an inner member and an outer member;
- a retracting member extending from the anchoring frame, wherein the retracting member is fixed to the inner member of the anchoring frame and extends from the inner member;
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- a securing frame located distal of the anchoring frame, the securing frame configured to assist in selectively securing the retracting member, wherein the retracting member wraps around the securing frame and includes a portion slidable between the inner member and the outer member of the anchoring frame.
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A wound retractor for retracting an opening in a body, comprising:
- an anchoring frame located proximal of the opening, wherein the anchoring frame includes an inner member and an outer member;
- a retracting member extending from the anchoring frame, wherein the retracting member is fixedly secured to the inner member and extends from the inner member;
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- a securing frame located distal of the anchoring frame, the securing frame selectively engaged to the retracting member, wherein the retracting member wraps around the securing frame and includes a portion slidable between the inner member and the outer member of the anchoring frame.
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A wound retractor for retracting an opening in a body, comprising:
- an anchoring frame located proximal of the opening, wherein the anchoring frame includes an inner member and an outer member;
- a retracting member including a first end portion and a second end portion, the retracting member secured to the anchoring frame at the first end portion, wherein the retracting member is coupled to the inner member and includes a portion slidable between the inner member and the outer member of the anchoring frame;
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- a securing frame located distal of the anchoring frame, the retracting member slidably wrapping around the securing frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.