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7618431 Oval dilator and retractor set and method  
Access to a greater area of surgical site with minimally invasive procedure is obtained by using two sets of sequentially placed tissue dilators oriented with their axes in a plane parallel to the...
7618367 Three-prong retractor with elastomeric sheath  
A three-prong retractor is disclosed which is inserted into an incision in a patient in order to create an area for surgery. The retractor opens such that two blades move away from a first blade to...
7588537 Connector with safety latch for a surgical retractor  
A connector for a surgical retractor is shown. The connector includes a body member having an opening for receiving a nipple of a retractor blade. The connector also includes a retainer pivotally...
7585277 Surgical instruments and procedures for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgery  
Methods and devices which a surgeon may use to stabilize the beating heart during a surgical procedure on the heart. A stabilizing device may be introduced through an opening in the chest and...
7476199 Device to permit offpump beating heart coronary bypass surgery  
A system for manipulating a heart during cardiac surgery permits coronary surgery on a beating heart while maintaining cardiac output unabated and uninterrupted. Circumflex coronary artery surgery...
7473222 Instruments and methods for minimally invasive tissue retraction and surgery  
Methods and devices retract tissue for minimally invasive surgery in a patient. A retractor includes a working channel formed by a first portion and a second portion. The first and second portions...
7468030 Surgical retractor  
A present invention relates to a surgical retractor that immobilizes tissue at a surgical site. A preferred embodiment of the retractor is used during minimally invasive direct coronary bypass...
7445598 Endoscopic organ retractor and method of using the same  
In an organ retractor including a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and a longitudinal plane, and at least one organ support assembly operatively coupled to the shaft. The organ support assembly...
7427264 Instruments and methods for selective tissue retraction through a retractor sleeve  
Methods and instruments for performing surgery in a patient are provided that minimize tissue dissection and retraction to access locations within the patient. One specific application concerns...
7399272 Methods and apparatus providing suction-assisted tissue engagement  
A device for providing suction to tissue is disclosed. A method of suctioning tissue is also disclosed.
7396328 Surgical retractor with attachment  
A retractor configured for anchorage to the acetabular area of the hip bone via a bendable pin, such that the bent pin retains the retractor in a selected position. The retractor includes a site...
7311661 Organ retractor and method of using the same  
The present disclosure relates to an endoscopic retractor apparatus for retracting and/or positioning organs during minimally invasive surgery. The apparatus includes an elongate shaft having...
7300400 Pediatric liver retractor  
A pediatric liver retractor with a supporting shaft configured traversing a pediatric abdominal wall. A hook portion terminating in an insertion tip is configured generally in a U-shape, with a...
7294103 Retractor with inflatable blades  
A surgical retractor is configured to provide surgical access in thoracic surgery, for example through an intercostal incision. The surgical retractor includes at least one inflated or inflatable...
7276024 Surgical retractor  
A retractor for use in surgery, such as chest surgery, comprises two arms ( 4,6 ) each adapted to carry a blade ( 14,16 ) engageable with one side of an incision, the two arms ( 4,6 ) being...
7261689 Pivotal and illuminated saphenous vein retractor with tapered design  
An illuminated surgical retractor for defining and illuminating a subcutaneous surgical field in the space near a vessel (such as the saphenous vein or radial artery) during a procedure for...
7261688 Devices and methods for percutaneous tissue retraction and surgery  
Methods and devices for performing percutaneous surgery in a patient are provided. A retractor includes a working channel formed by a first portion coupled to a second portion. The first and second...
7226413 Nerve root retractor and sucker  
An ergonomically and functionally improved combination nerve root retractor and sucker device, system, and methods of using such a nerve root retractor and sucker are provided. The nerve root...
7220228 Surgical retractor blade and system  
In accordance with the present invention, there is disclosed surgical methods and apparatus for accessing and stabilizing the heart. The methods and apparatus facilitate access to an anastomosis...
7214186 Method and device for retractor for microsurgical intermuscular lumbar arthrodesis  
An instrument useful in performing lumbar arthrodesis with a minimal approach which spares the lumbar muscles from surgical disruption and includes one of two retractor designs having blades angled...
7210485 Method for spinal surgery  
Spinal surgery is carried out under direct visualization through a relatively small opening formed in a patient's skin. Intervening tissue between the opening and the surgical site is displaced so...
7195593 Ligament retractor assembly  
A ligament retractor assembly including a first retractor paddle, a second retractor paddle, a first elastic member having one end received in an opening of the first retractor paddle and an...
7186215 Lifting tool for surgical retractors  
A lifting tool for use with a standard rib or chest retractor device where the tool acts to obliquely lift and spread open an incision, the chest wall and ribs, the tool having a pair of extended...
7182730 Anal retractor  
An anal retractor includes four retractor valves ( 48 ), which are offset 90° relative to each other and can be moved radially apart from each other. For this the four retractor valves ( 48 ) are...
7179224 Organ manipulator and positioner and methods of using the same  
Devices and methods are provided for manipulating and supporting an organ. The subject devices are characterized by having an inflatable annular member having a central opening and an organ...
7172554 Retractor instrumentation for total hip arthroplasty, and methods of using same  
The present invention is directed to retractor instrumentation for total hip arthroplasty, and methods of using same. In one illustrative embodiment, the device comprises a body, a first pin...
7166073 Method and device for microsurgical intermuscular spinal surgery  
A retractor is provided for performing spinal surgery with a minimal approach, and which spares the lumbar muscles from surgical disruption. A preferred embodiment includes a blade having first and...
7137949 Surgical instrument  
A mounting assembly for mounting a surgical instrument to a base, which facilitates positioning a surgical instrument relative to the surgical site so that only the minimum portion of the...
7112172 Endoscopic organ retraction system and method of using the same  
The present disclosure relates to a retraction system for retracting body organs and/or body tissue in a body cavity. The retraction system includes an elongate shaft configured and dimensioned to...
7108698 Combined distractor and retractor instrument and methods  
A surgical instrument for use during a spinal surgery procedure. The surgical instrument being configured to distract two adjacent vertebral elements and retract the nerve root to provide access to...
7077805 Ligament retractor assembly for use in performing knee surgery  
A ligament retractor assembly including a first retractor paddle, a second retractor paddle and an elastic member having one end received in an opening of the first retractor paddle and an opposite...
7066882 System, method and apparatus for regulating vacuum supplied to surgical tools  
A system, method and apparatus for regulating vacuum applied to surgical suction devices allowing the use of a single vacuum regulator and associated canister to provide vacuum to two suction...
7056287 Surgical instruments and procedures for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgery  
Devices for stabilizing tissue during a surgical procedure. The beating heart may be stabilized during a surgical procedure on the heart, using a described stabilizing device. In one example, a...
7025722 Device and method for isolating a surgical site  
The invention provides a system and method for performing less-invasive surgical procedures within a body cavity. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a system and method for isolating...
7022069 Circumferential retractor apparatus with locking slots  
A circumferential retractor apparatus including a first retractor paddle, a second retractor paddle and an elastic member. Each of the first and second retractor paddles includes a body portion...
7018332 Circumferential retractor apparatus  
A circumferential retractor apparatus including a first retractor paddle having a grasping surface and a body portion supporting the grasping surface, a second retractor paddle having a grasping...
7011628 Methods and devices for minimizing the loss of blood through a severed sternum during cardiac and/or thoracic surgery  
The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for stanching the effusion of blood from the exposed ends of the sternal halves of an incised sternum during cardiac and/or thoracic surgical...
7001332 Surgical deflector tool  
A suture deflector for retracting a body tissue by deflecting a surgical suture that is simultaneously attached to a body tissue and a surgical retractor. The suture deflector imparts a deflecting...
6997872 Variable force surgical retractor assembly  
A surgical retractor assembly for providing a generally constant retracting force at a fixation site on a patient despite possible movements of the fixation site during application of the...
6994669 Apparatus and method for cardiac surgery  
The invention provides a stabilizer having a foot to stabilize a patient's heart. The stabilizer has a first foot which is larger than a second foot. The first foot has lateral surfaces which are...
6951538 Retractor and method for spinal pedicle screw placement  
To avoid traditional muscle dissection required in the placement of a screw for a pedicle screw fixation, a retractor is provided having a guide of an appropriate length to provide access from the...
6939296 Laparoscopic illumination apparatus and method  
An access device particularly adapted for use in laparoscopic surgery facilitates access with instruments, such as the hand of the surgeon, across a body wall and into a body cavity. The device can...
6932764 Multipurpose circular retractor  
A multipurpose retractor is disclosed for use in surgical operations. The retractor can also be used as a speculum. The retractor is made from metal plates, springs, strings, hinges, rods and a...
6875173 Laminectomy suction and retraction device  
A laminectomy suction and retraction device has a body with an offset probe extending therefrom. The tip of the probe has a retraction blade having a pair of suction ports lying above a pair of...
6869398 Four-blade surgical speculum  
A speculum system with four blades is provided. The blades project in approximately the same direction, and each blade is connected to a handle linearly or at an angle. The handles are coupled...
6860850 Retractor blade connector head  
A connector head for a retractor blade provides connector head adapted to cooperate with a first and a second side loading socket. The connector head includes a first and a second loading portion,...
6855149 Posterior retractor and method of use for minimally invasive hip surgery  
A method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive hip surgery for implanting a prosthetic acetabular component into a natural acetabulum. The method and apparatus include a posterior...
6849044 Organ stabilizer and method  
An organ-stabilizing element is covered with a layer of textile material such as cloth to enhance slip-free engagement with an organ such as a beating heart during surgery thereon. The...
6837852 Control valve for suction device for surgical applications  
A suction device for applying vacuum to a tissue surface is provided. The suction device including: a suction cup portion having a wall defining a cavity and an engagement surface for engaging the...
6837851 Adjustable surgical retractor  
A surgical tool for retracting body tissue during surgery consisting of two pivoting arms each provided with a finger, a translating actuation member also provided with a finger, and a single...
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