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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2011
Victor Agbodoe, Raynham, MA (US);
Olaf Storz, Emmingen, DE;
John R. Bookwalter, Brattleboro, VT (US);
Victor Agbodoe, Raynham, MA (US);
Olaf Storz, Emmingen, DE;
John R. Bookwalter, Brattleboro, VT (US);
Specialty Surgical Instrumentation, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A retractor ring assembly includes a ring holder that has a first selectively engaged connection and a second selectively engaged connection. A first and second ring portion each has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the first and second ring portions are selectively connected to the respective first and second selectively engaged connections of the ring holder. The distal end of the first ring portion has a third selectively engaged connection. The distal end of the second ring portion has a fourth selectively engaged connection. The third selectively engaged connection and the fourth selectively engaged connection are connectable to form a reinforced closed ring configuration, and are disconnectable to form an open ring configuration.