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Patent No.:

US 10426567 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 12, 2015

Retractor with improved light source, and light source for an improved retractor

Applicant:

Clear Surgical Limited, Glasgow, GB;

Inventor:

James McGuire, Glasgow, GB;

Assignee:

Clear Surgical Limited, Larbert, GB;

Attorney:

Perkins Coie LLP

Primary Examiner:

Pedro Philogene

Assistant Examiner:

David C Comstock

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/35 (2016.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/35 (2016.02); A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2837 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0813 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0817 (2016.02); A61B 2090/309 (2016.02);
Abstract

The invention provides a retractor having a lighting module which is removeably attached to a paddle of the retractor. The retractor is able to provide improved illumination of a workspace within the body by attaching the light source directly to the paddle. As the light source is removeable from the paddle, it enables the light source to be removed after use and discarded while the retractor can be re-used. Furthermore, as the light source is removeably attached at a distal end of the paddle, the illumination is provided closest to the workspace, regardless of the length of the paddle.

Find Patent Forward Citations

McGuire, James. (2019). Retractor with improved light source, and light source for an improved retractor (U.S. Patent No. 10426567). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10426567

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