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US 7,867,164 B2Granted
Wound retractor system
AssigneeAtropos Limited
InventorsJohn Butler, Trevor Vaugh, Frank Bonadio
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Abstract
A wound retractor system comprises a retractor having a distal ring 91 and a retracting sleeve 4 extending from the ring. An insertion tool 120 has a distal groove 122 to hold the ring for insertion of the ring through a small incision 90 in the abdominal wall 97. The retractor may be used for retracting an incision to receive an instrument therethrough. A seal or valve may be mounted to the retractor through which an instrument can pass.
Claims25
A wound retractor system comprising:
- a retractor having a retracting sleeve for insertion into a wound opening and a distal portion including a portion of the retracting sleeve and a distal ring, the portion of the retracting sleeve being attached continuously around the distal ring;
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- an insertion tool for inserting or assisting the insertion of or deployment of the distal portion such that the distal ring is located within a body cavity and the retracting sleeve lines the wound opening, the insertion tool including a groove configured to receive and hold the distal portion in an engaged position where the distal ring intersects a primary central longitudinal axis of the insertion tool, and the distal ring extends generally in a longitudinal direction with respect to the insertion tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.