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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2017
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA (US);
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Jacquelyne DiTroia, Worcester, MA (US);
Caroline Mazzola, Westport, MA (US);
Andres Monterroso, Guatemala, GT;
Patricia Swierk, Saugus, MA (US);
Arriyan Samandar Dowlatshahi, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Kristen Billiar, Worcester, MA (US);
Raymond M. Dunn, Worcester, MA (US);
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA (US);
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical appliance includes a pair of opposed prongs slideably disposed on an elongated locking track for retracting neurovascular and musculotendinous anatomical structures through an incision for affording access to deeper structures for inserting osteosynthesis hardware in the surgical treatment of a distal radius fracture or other surgical procedure. The prongs extend from retractors that traverse the locking track for opposed linear movement while recessed in a surgical working region accessible through an incision. The prongs terminate in curvatures defining a void that gather and engage the elongated anatomical structures on top of the skeletal members receiving the plate. The prongs draw back the tendons, blood vessels and nerve structures to allow unimpeded surgical access for manipulating and attaching skeletal and soft tissue members and/or appliances. The device retracts anatomical structures along a linear track for a fixed locking engagement maintaining a surgical gap without direct manual assistance.