The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2023
Applicant:
Coopersurgical, Inc., Trumbull, CT (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Ralph Swift, Boca Grande, FL (US);
Jason Swift, Newburyport, MA (US);
Matthew Traub, Andover, MA (US);
Nicholas Lauder, Medford, MA (US);
Assignee:
CooperSurgical, Inc., Trumbull, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 90/35 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 90/35 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2218/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical retractor comprising a blade having first and second opposing surfaces, and a handle extending from a proximal end of the blade, wherein the first surface of the blade includes a non-slip texture having a preferential grip in a first direction corresponding to direction of extraction of the surgical retractor from an incision and having a minimal or no grip in a second direction opposite to the first direction and in a third direction transverse to the first and second directions.