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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2021
Applicant:
Lsi Solutions, Inc., Victor, NY (US);
Inventor:
Jude S. Sauer, Pittsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
LSI Solutions, Inc., Victor, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0237 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cardiac retractor is disclosed. The cardiac retractor has an outer tube. The cardiac retractor also has a fixed collar fixedly coupled to a proximal end of the outer tube. The cardiac retractor further has a fixed link fixedly coupled to a distal end of the outer tube. The cardiac retractor also has an inner tube rotatable within the outer tube. The cardiac retractor further has a fixed key coupled to a proximal end of the inner tube and configured to rotate the inner tube relative to the outer tube. The cardiac retractor also has a keyed link coupled to a distal end of the outer tube.