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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2022
Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc., Traverse City, MI (US);
Steve Nowak, Traverse City, MI (US);
THOMPSON SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC., Traverse City, MI (US);
Abstract
A retractor system includes a retractor arm and a retractor blade attached to the retractor arm via a swivel gear of a retractor blade connector. The retractor blade includes an attachment post extending through a port of the swivel gear. The retractor blade connector further includes a swivel gear detent and a plunger. The swivel gear detent is positioned to selectively engage the swivel gear and prevent the swivel gear and attached retractor blade from rotating about the rotational axis. The plunger is movable among at least a locked position and an unlocked position. In the locked position, the plunger urges the swivel gear detent into engagement with the swivel gear and prevents rotation of the swivel gear and attached retractor blade about the rotational axis. In the unlocked position, the plunger permits the swivel gear and attached retractor blade to rotate past the swivel gear detent.