Back to results
US 8,282,548 B2Granted
Surgical tissue retractor
OwnerRoman Kelnerinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Novel ergonomically designed hand held surgical tissue Z-shaped retractors. The retractors include retractor plates which are angulated and deviated from the main axis along the handle of the retractor. The retractors may be applicable for general, cosmetic and reconstructive surgeries, cardio, vascular, obstetrics/gynecology applications, and veterinary practices.
Claims12
A Z-shaped retractor for use in breast enhancement surgeries wherein said retractor comprises:
- a handle, wherein said handle comprises at least two compartments suitable for a suction tube;
- and two single retractor plate contiguous to said handle and located at the opposite ends of the handle, wherein each of the single retractor plates contains a distal end, and a proximal end directly adjoined to said handle, and, wherein each of the single retractor plates is oriented at acute angles relative to the X-axis and the Y-axis, wherein the X-axis runs along the front view of said handle, and the Y-axis runs along the side view of said handle, and wherein said acute angles are measured from the distal end of each of the single retractor plates to the X-axis and Y-axis in the direction to the opposite end of the handle, and wherein each of the single retractor plates has a first angle of said acute angles of between 20° and 40° along the Y-axis of said handle, and a second angle of said acute angles of between 25° and 45° along the X-axis of said handle;
- and wherein each of the retractor plates is curved in the opposite direction to the other retractor plate relative to said handle to define a Z-shape retractor.
A retractor for use in breast enhancement surgeries wherein said retractor comprises:
- a handle, wherein said handle comprises at least one compartment suitable for a suction tube;
- wherein said handle further comprises a plurality of openings;
- and
- a single retractor plate contiguous to said handle, and located at one end of the handle, wherein said single retractor plate contains a distal end, and a proximal end directly adjoined to said handle, and wherein the single retractor plate is oriented at acute angles relative to the X-axis and the Y-axis, wherein the X-axis runs along the front view of said handle, and the Y-axis runs along the side view of said handle, and wherein said acute angles are measured from the distal end of the single retractor plate to the X-axis and Y-axis in the direction to the opposite end of the handle, and wherein the single retractor plate has a first angle of said acute angles of between 20° and 40° along the Y-axis of said handle, and a second angle of said acute angles of between 25° and 45° along the X-axis of said handle.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.