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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2002
Christopher S. Looney, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Justin Wolfe, Roswell, GA (US);
Kirk W. Charles, Austell, GA (US);
Jeffrey T. Stout, Austell, GA (US);
Saro Nalbandian, Atlanta, GA (US);
Stephen J. Zwonitzer, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jennie H. Brown, Providence, RI (US);
Lawrence F. Travers, Westport, MA (US);
Thomas E. Martin, Riverside, RI (US);
Michael A. Valerio, Wrentham, MA (US);
Teleflex-CT Devices Incorporated, Plymouth Meeting, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an improved sled assembly for use with surgical retractors and devices for stabilizing a predetermined area of the body during a surgical procedure, more particularly to surgical retractors and stabilizing devices used in connection with coronary artery bypass grafting surgical procedures, and more specifically to a sled assembly having a sled member and mounting mechanism thereon for use with surgical retractors and medical or stabilizing devices especially configured for use with each other for such surgical procedures wherein the retractor includes an external rail system which enables the surgeon to position a stabilization arm system on either of the arms or the rack segment of the retractor and also includes a sled assembly which releasably controls the rotation of the stabilizing device in a three dimensional directions relative to the retractor upon actuation of a single knob or actuator.