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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...
7582058 Surgical access system and related methods  
A system for accessing a surgical target site and related methods, involving an initial distraction system for creating an initial distraction corridor, and an assembly capable of distracting from...
7524285 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...
7481766 Multiple-blade retractor  
A retractor with multiple blades for use in surgery. The retractor may comprise first and second elongated portions which are pivotally connected to each other. A first blade may be connected to...
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...
7384392 Disposable expandable cordless lighted retractor  
A surgical instrument to manipulate a patient's tissues, comprising a handle, a first blade, a second blade, and a blade actuator, and may further comprise a light and a power source. The first...
7229408 Low profile surgical retractor  
A compact, low-profile surgical retractor ( 100 ) avoids the need for a bulky frame. The retractor includes retractor blade components ( 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160 ) joined pivotally. A cable (...
7207949 Surgical access system and related methods  
A surgical access system including a tissue distraction assembly and a tissue retraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of...
6890342 Method and apparatus for closing vascular puncture using hemostatic material  
A method and apparatus for closing a vascular wound includes a guidewire and/or other surgical implement extending from the wound. A hemostatic material is advanced over the surgical implement and...
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...
6783976 Carrier and specimen-handling tool for use in diagnostic testing  
A diagnostic system may include a carrier having at least one well, an upper surface, and a cavity extending downwardly from the upper surface. A specimen-handling tool may be configured to be...
6592514 Organ retraction tape positioner and method for retracting and positioning an internal organ  
A surgical retraction and positioning device comprises a stable platform and a flexible tape attached thereto for easier retraction and manipulation of a heart during cardiac surgery. The stable...
6346078 Eyelid retractor for electrosurgery  
A lid retractor for use, for example, in transconjuntival blepharoplasty electrosurgery on eyelids which avoids having to move the retractor during the procedure. The lid retractor comprises an...
6221008 Device for lifting the abdominal wall for laparoscopy  
Disclosed is a device for lifting the abdominal wall for laparoscopy, whereby the device can be inserted into the abdominal cavity through an opening in the abdominal wall, having an instrument...
6152874 Adjustable multi-purpose coronary stabilizing retractor  
An apparatus for stabilizing a predetermined area on a heart of a patient to enable a surgical procedure, the apparatus comprising a bifurcated member having two elongated prongs which can be...
6074343 Surgical tissue retractor  
A surgical tissue retractor for use in small tissue incisions such as heart valve surgery. The retractor is comprised of a plurality of retractor blades that can be operated simultaneously or at...
6024697 Multi-bladed speculum for dilating a body cavity  
A speculum for dilating a body cavity with at least three blades, twice as many supporting members, a rachet mechanism between pairs of directly connected supporting members, and a light source...
5885210 Surgical retractor  
A self-retaining hand-held surgical retractor includes a main pair of blades mounted to a pair of fulcrumed levers. The proximal ends of two longitudinally extending bars are mounted to a toggle...
5730757 Access platform for internal mammary dissection  
An access platform having a first and a second blade interconnected to a spreader member that laterally drives the blades apart or together and support pads interconnected to the first blade. A...
5722935 Laparoscopic retractor having a plurality of blades extending laterally from a handle  
A surgical retractor retracts tissue from a body cavity in which surgery is to be performed. The retractor has a plurality of fingers or blades which extend laterally from a handle. The fingers...
5716326 Method for lifting tissue and apparatus for performing same  
A surgical lifter adapted to engage and lift the skin from the underlying tissue to create a work space in which a surgeon can operate, includes an expandable lifter head comprising at least two...
5688223 Retractor support with adjustable retractor blades  
A retractor apparatus for use in conducting a surgical operation through an incision in a patient. The retractor includes a retractor support, a plurality of surgical retractors, and a stretchable...
5683349 Laparoscopic dissection tension retractor device and method  
A minimally invasive retractor and dissector for internal surgical use on a patent's body has a tubular support for passing into the patient's body. A proximal end on the tubular support located...
5681265 Cylindrical anal retractor  
A cylindrical anal retractor for examining the inside of an anus of a living body including an inserting valve portion inside of which a substantially circular-shaped opening is formed, a handle...
5634884 Apparatus for inserting a pupil expander  
A pupil expander insertion system for eye surgery includes a pupil expander insertion tool and an iris retracting glide. The insertion tool includes a housing having forward and rearward ends, a...
5588951 Inflatable endoscopic retractor with multiple rib-reinforced projections  
An inflatable endoscopic retractor is disclosed for retracting organs and tissues in the body. The inflatable retractor comprises an inflatable balloon configured to retract specific organs and...
5573495 Abdominal wall elevator device employing rotatable arms  
An abdominal wall elevator device including a pair of retractable tabs rotatable to 90° with respect to the vertical axis of the device, and selected of a dimension to enter the port of a Trocar...
5554101 Surgical retractor  
A surgical retractor is provided including a handle portion, a tubular portion extending from the handle portion, and a collapsible retractor assembly connected to a distal end of the tubular...
5509893 Speculum  
A speculum having a dilator for insertion into a body cavity of a patient and an opening mechanism for opening the dilator to dilate the body cavity. The dilator has at least two dilator blade...
5505690 Speculum for dilating a body cavity  
A speculum for dilating a body cavity includes a base and a number of arms pivotably attached to the base. There is an actuator movably attached to the base for causing each of the arms to move...
5474056 Suspension and retraction system for endoscopic surgery and method for using same  
A method for endoscopic surgery utilizes a wire or wires to support the anterior wall of a body cavity. The method may include the utilization of a retractor specifically designed for endoscopic...
5449374 Tissue spreading forceps  
A tissue spreading forceps for gripping and spreading tissue include two gripping members which are secured to each other by a spring and are rotatable in relation to each other about a pivot....
5363841 Retractor for spinal surgery  
The retractor of the present invention has supporting arms connected at an angle to the retractor blades to remove the arms of the retractor from the top edges of the wound and thus allow for a...
5353785 Method for lifting abdominal wall during laparoscopic surgery  
A method for use in laparascopic surgery comprises the steps of (a) piercing an abdominal skin surface of a patient to form a hole in the skin surface, (b) inserting through the hole a tensile...
5351680 Surgical retractor  
The present invention is a novel surgical retractor used singularly or in pairs to provide optimum viewing exposure of the surgical field during open gallbladder and biliary tract surgery and to...
5351679 Surgical endoscopic retractor instrument  
An endoscopic retractor instrument for retracting an internal structure is presented which permits atraumatic retraction. The instrument utilizes a pair of flat springs which have distal resilient...
5339801 Surgical retractor and surgical method  
A surgical retractor having a plurality of widenable and narrowable blades of substantial width, having tissue-contacting surfaces that are not significantly narrower, in a collapsed position, than...
5334194 Collateral ligament retractor for use in performing knee surgery  
A method of performing knee surgery and retractors and a femoral distractor for use in performing such method are provided, said retractors including a PCL tibial retractor, lateral patellar...
5307805 Surgical retractor assembly  
A retractor instrument assembly having a sleeve with a non-circular cross-sectional shape, an elongated rod slidably received within the sleeve, and a plurality of blades foldably connected...
5303694 Method for performing hip surgery and retractor for use therein  
A surgical retractor for use in performing hip surgery includes a pair of wing members mounted on a hinge pin for pivotal movement thereabout relative to one another. The hinge pin has one end...
5293863 Bladed endoscopic retractor  
A retractor is provided for use during endoscopic surgery. Bladed instruments located inside the patient's body at an insertion end of the retractor are manipulated by controls located outside the...
5280782 Variable length laparoscopic retractor and associated method of use  
A laparoscopic retractor device comprising an elongate rigid frame member insertable through a laparoscopic trocar sleeve into a patient's body, a rigid retractor member pivotably attached to a...
5271385 Abdominal cavity organ retractor  
A device which can be used in a laparoscopic surgical procedure is disclosed. The device is to be used in the surgical procedure as a retractor i.e. to displace and hold internal organs of a...
5235966 Endoscopic retractor  
The invention relates to an endoscopic retractor suitable for use in laporoscopic surgery to retract, separate, and expose different tissues, organs and viscera, in manner similar to conventional...
5199419 Surgical retractor  
A novel surgical retractor is provided including a handle assembly, a housing and a collapsible retractor assembly connected to a distal end of the housing. The handle assembly includes a...
5195506 Surgical retractor for puncture operation  
A surgical retractor is for use when extended through a trocar sleeve. The retractor has a pair of telescoping tubes. The inner one of the retractor tubes has a number of fingers which may be...
5195505 Surgical retractor  
A surgical retractor is provided having an elongated tubular structure with a proximal and distal end. A plurality of interleaved retractor blades are pivotally mounted in a distal end of the...
5183032 Medical retractor device  
Retractor for wounds, incisions or cavities, with the retractor having a plurality of at least three detachable blades which open out one from another upon actuation of a single control, thereby...
5178133 Laparoscopic retractor and sheath  
A laparoscopic retractor is shown for manually maneuvering tissue which would otherwise obstract the view from the operative site. Laparoscopy is a method of visually examining the peritoneal...
5176128 Organ retractor  
An organ retractor includes a tubular introducer which is adapted to be inserted through a body into an underlying body cavity and a multi-fingered tool which is insertable into through the body...
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