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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2012
Jacqueline A. Jaworek, Bloomington, IN (US);
Jacqueline A. Jaworek, Bloomington, IN (US);
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
A foldable retractor is provided. The retractor includes an arcuate deformable frame that is defined from a first arm extending through a first portion of an outer circumference of the frame, and a second arm that defines a remaining portion of the outer circumference. The first and second arms each include opposite first and second end portions, wherein the respective first end portions and the respective second end portions are hingedly connected together. The first and second arms of the frame are biased toward a first configuration wherein the combined first and second arms are aligned substantially continuously through the combined first and second end portions and the frame extends through substantially a single plane.