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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2024
Alphatec Spine, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Andrew W. Rajek, Escondido, CA (US);
Stephen Vidmar, Carlsbad, CA (US);
James Lee, Vista, CA (US);
David Considine, Torrington, CT (US);
Graham Witherby, Dana Point, CA (US);
Maximilian Garcia, Encinitas, CA (US);
Alphatec Spine, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure relates generally to surgical retractors and surgical retractor systems configured to provide access to a surgical site, such as a portion of a patient's spine. Also disclosed are retractor blades or blade assemblies connectable to surgical retractors. A self-adjusting retractor blade includes a sheath extending from a proximal end to a distal end, with the sheath having an engagement portion at the proximal end configured for releasable engagement with a surgical retractor system, a channel extending to the distal end, and a blade tip at least partially contained within the channel, the blade tip configured to slide within the channel. The blade tip may be biased in a first position relative to the sheath. Methods of assembling and using the surgical retractors and surgical systems are also disclosed.