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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2020
Applicants:
Charles R. Watts, Hopkins, MN (US);
Paul A. James, Edina, MN (US);
Inventors:
Charles R. Watts, Hopkins, MN (US);
Paul A. James, Edina, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/025 (2013.01); A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01);
Abstract
A retractor blade includes a shaft having a head portion at a first end and a foot portion at a second end of the shaft. A connector is coupled to the head portion for coupling to a frame. A toe portion extends from the foot portion and has a width and longitudinal curvature configured to at least partially conform to a curvature of a spinal vertebral body.