US 11,701,097 B2
Surgical retractor and method of use
Cristian A. Capote, Memphis, TN (US); Anthony J. Melkent, Memphis, TN (US); and Stanley T. Palmatier, Olive Branch, MS (US)
Assigned to Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed by WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed on Oct. 7, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/64,809.
Application 17/064,809 is a continuation of application No. 13/550,864, filed on Jul. 17, 2012, granted, now 10,835,228.
Prior Publication US 2021/0077085 A1, Mar. 18, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0206 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/00407 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A surgical retractor comprising:
a first member including a shaft, the shaft comprising opposite first and second ends, the first member comprising a first grip coupled to the first end and a first blade coupled to the second end; and
a second member including a housing comprising opposite first and second ends, the second member comprising a second grip coupled to the first end of the housing such that the second grip extends outwardly from opposite sides of the housing, the second member comprising a second blade coupled to the second end of the housing, the second member comprising a passageway,
wherein the shaft is positioned in the passageway such that the second grip and the second blade are positioned between the first grip and the first blade, and
wherein the grips are configured to be drawn together to move the first blade away from the second blade.