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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:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2003
Applicants:
John Thalgott, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Michael J. Mahoney, Middletown, RI (US);
Inventors:
John Thalgott, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Michael J. Mahoney, Middletown, RI (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Spine, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical retractor system comprises a support frame and an instrument mounting assembly. The instrument mounting assembly includes a fastening member for securing the mounting assembly to the support frame, a loading member for attaching to the mounting assembly, and a lockable rotational member providing for rotational or angular motion of the instruments about the support frame.