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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2024
Applicant:
Lsi Solutions, Inc., Victor, NY (US);
Inventor:
Jude S. Sauer, Pittsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
LSI Solutions, Inc., Victor, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0287 (2013.01);
Abstract
A retractor assembly includes a retractor body assembly includes first and second primary retractor blade assemblies and first and second secondary blade assemblies that each have a base portion and a blade portion. The base portions of the blade assemblies may be connected to form a ring, and the ring may be inserted into an incision formed in a patient. The blade portions of the blade assemblies may then be folded towards and secured to a ring assembly, with the blade portions retracting tissue around the incision.