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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:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2009
Applicants:
Frank Bonadio, Bray, IE;
John Butler, Blackrock, IE;
Trevor Vaugh, Birr, IE;
Shane Joseph Macnally, Dublin 2, IE;
Alan Reid, Clontarf, IE;
Inventors:
Frank Bonadio, Bray, IE;
John Butler, Blackrock, IE;
Trevor Vaugh, Birr, IE;
Shane Joseph MacNally, Dublin 2, IE;
Alan Reid, Clontarf, IE;
Assignee:
Atropos Limited, County Wicklow, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wound protector and retractor device comprising a longitudinal axis, a distal member, a proximal member, and a sleeve extending at least between the distal member and the proximal member. The sleeve has a proximal gripping portion for pulling the sleeve upwardly to shorten an axial extent located between the distal member and the proximal member.