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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:
Nov. 12, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
David T Adler, Manhasset, NY (US);
Assignee:
Flexbar Machine Corp., Central Islip, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600204 ; 600210 ; 600214 ; 600215 ; 600219 ; 606198 ;
Abstract
An abdominal wall elevator device including a pair of retractable tabs rotatable to 90.degree. with respect to the vertical axis of the device, and selected of a dimension to enter the port of a Trocar in allowing low pressure pneumoperitoneum laparoscopic surgery. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a removable push-rod incorporates a flat tip to operate on the tenons of a pair of hinges to swing the retractor tabs to the desired angle, to be locked in place.