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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2019
Applied Medical Resources Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Jeremy J. Albrecht, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Eric Nguyen, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Matthew M. Becerra, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Gary M. Johnson, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
John R. Brustad, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Ghassan Sakakine, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Applied Medical Resources Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Abstract
A tissue retractor comprising an outer ring, an inner ring, and a flexible, metal sheath extending therebetween is described. Embodiments of the inner ring comprise a flat or wedge-shaped conformation useful for insertion between muscle layers. Other embodiments of the inner ring include variable diameter inner rings, where the diameter can be adjusted as required and optionally locked into place, and reshapeable inner rings that permit a user to conform the inner ring to the anatomy of the patient when placing the inner ring.