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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2018
Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc., Westminster, CO (US);
Randall G. Mast, Denver, CO (US);
Alan R. Burkholder, Denver, CO (US);
Andrew Schifle, Superior, CO (US);
Adam Kanter, Gibsonia, PA (US);
David O. Okonkwo, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc., Westminster, CO (US);
Abstract
Technology disclosed herein relates to retractors and methods of use for surgical procedures, and in particular, spinal surgical procedures. In one embodiment, a surgical retractor includes a pair of pivotable armatures and a translatable armature. A body for supporting the armatures is provided, with a handle connected thereto. The handle includes a first rotary actuator, wherein a rotation of the first rotary actuator moves the pair of pivotable armatures in opposite arcuate directions, and a second rotary actuator, wherein a rotation of the second rotary actuator translates the translatable armature in a linear direction.