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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
May. 15, 2007
Applicants:
Charles L. Branch, Advance, NC (US);
Kevin T. Foley, Keasler Circle West, TN (US);
Maurice M. Smith, Cordova, TN (US);
Thomas E. Roehm, Iii, Braden, TN (US);
Harold S. Taylor, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Charles L. Branch, Advance, NC (US);
Kevin T. Foley, Keasler Circle West, TN (US);
Maurice M. Smith, Cordova, TN (US);
Thomas E. Roehm, III, Braden, TN (US);
Harold S. Taylor, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and devices for illuminating a surgical space in a patient are provided. A retractor provides a portal or working path for access to a working space location in the patient. The retractor transmits and emits light from a light delivery system to illuminate the working channel and surgical space.