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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
William John Koteles, Broadview Heights, OH (US);
Ivan George Kovacs, Lakewood, OH (US);
Janice Lee Rullo, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
Rultract, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600228 ; 600227 ;
Abstract
A surgical retractor includes a rake plate, and plural rakes for applying retractor force to a body. The rakes are pivotably mounted to the rake plate, and the length of the rakes may be adjusted relative to the rake plate. Various connections are provided for connecting the rakes to the rake plate. Also, the rake plate is concave to facilitate placement relative to a surgery cavity of a patient. A method of holding open a surgery cavity includes the placing of the rakes relative to the cavity and adjusting the length of the respective rakes.