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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2002
Applicants:
Peter Douglas, New Milford, NJ (US);
Daniel Gordon, Newtown, PA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Douglas, New Milford, NJ (US);
Daniel Gordon, Newtown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B001/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A retractor including: an extension member having distal and proximal ends; a retractor member connected to the distal end of the extension member, the retractor member having a retractor surface. In a first implementation, at least a portion of the retractor surface has a distal vacuum port for positively retaining the tissue upon application of a vacuum to the vacuum port. In an alternative implementation, the retractor has an illuminator for transmitting light into an interior of the body proximate to the tissue.