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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2004
Applicants:
Steven M. Levahn, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Robert Ballantine, Hudson, WI (US);
Todd W. Sharratt, Stillwater, MN (US);
Inventors:
Steven M. LeVahn, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Robert Ballantine, Hudson, WI (US);
Todd W. Sharratt, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Scientific, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of performing knee-joint surgery includes positioning the tibia and the femur such that the knee-joint is disposed in a bent position. An incision is made to expose the knee-joint. A retractor support is mounted to a surgical table. The skin and flesh layers proximate the knee-joint are retracted utilizing a retractor that is attached to the retractor support which is mounted to a surgical table.