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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2024
Life Spine, Inc., Huntley, IL (US);
Daniel P. Predick, Wheat Ridge, CO (US);
Life Spine, Inc., Huntley, IL (US);
Abstract
A micro retractor for tissue retraction during surgery has a head with an opening extending from an upper surface of the head to a lower surface of the head with a first leg fixed to a first side of the head opening and extending downward relative to the lower surface, and a second leg fixed to a member movable in the head opening and extending downward relative to the lower surface, together defining a channel allowing various medical instruments to be inserted therein during retraction. A distal first leg end and a distal second leg end meet, forming a pivot point wherein the dimension of the channel remains nearly fixed and tissue retraction at the pivot point remains constant, while the proximal second leg end is movable via the member to vary the dimension of the channel opening which also varies the dimension of the channel opening and the channel.