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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2018
Stryker European Operations Holdings Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Spencer Popejoy, Ringwood, NJ (US);
Charles L. Bush, Jr., Wayne, NJ (US);
Steven F. Krause, Oakland, NJ (US);
Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a system () includes a retractor (A,) with a plurality of rods (A--A-A-E) that are cylindrical over part of their length, a light source (), and a fiber optic cable (), where at least one rod includes a body with an opening () therein. The opening extends from an upper surface (A,B,A,A) of the rod, through an interior of the rod, and then to a side surface (B,D,B,B) of the rod located between ends of the rod. The opening is sized so that at least a single monofilament fiber optic cable is disposable therethrough. The system is adapted so that any number of rods may include a fiber optic cable disposed therein and so that the cable may be easily removed or inserted from the rod during use of the retractor.