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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2025
Applied Medical Resources Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Alex Diehl, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Luis Salazar, Compton, CA (US);
Andrew Nguyen, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Jonathan Rothschild, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Joel Velasco, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Khodr Saleh, Whittier, CA (US);
Alexis Penaloza, Riverside, CA (US);
Ralph Sias, Oceanside, CA (US);
Tina Talwar, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Cory Hague, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Boun Pravong, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Kennii Pravongviengkham, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Suraj Sharma, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Applied Medical Resources Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Abstract
The lighted surgical access system is provided that includes a circumferential retractor and a plastic optical fiber (POF) attached thereto. The circumferential retractor retracts and protects a patient's body opening while the POF illuminates the internal surgical site, body cavity and/or body opening.