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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2017
Levita Magnetics International Corp., San Mateo, CA (US);
Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mariel Fabro, San Francisco, CA (US);
Archana Nair, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Olgy Datto, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Ruth Beeby, Mountain View, CA (US);
Bryan Loomas, Los Gatos, CA (US);
LEVITA MAGNETICS INTERNATIONAL CORP., San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
Described here are devices, systems, and methods for moving and/or supporting an internal organ or other tissue, such as during minimally-invasive surgery. Generally, a system for moving and/or supporting tissue may comprise a magnetic control component and a retractor having at least one magnetic portion. The retractor may have a first low-profile configuration for passing through an incision into a surgical site within a patient and a second expansive configuration for engaging tissue. The magnetic control component may be placed over the surgical site external to the patient and generate a magnetic field to manipulate the retractor and engaged tissue.