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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2011
Afshin Nadershahi, Northridge, CA (US);
Ricardo Hahn, Ojai, CA (US);
Carrie Nichols, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Kelly Jones, Norwalk, CA (US);
Sudeep Deshpande, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Afshin Nadershahi, Northridge, CA (US);
Ricardo Hahn, Ojai, CA (US);
Carrie Nichols, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Kelly Jones, Norwalk, CA (US);
Sudeep Deshpande, Los Angeles, CA (US);
ALFRED E. MANN INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
This application presents minimally-obstructive and structurally-adjustable retractors which afford an open work area of desirable size and enhanced visualization for a surgeon about the perineum and the posterior vaginal wall of the patient. The retractors may be lightweight and compact, and also configured and dimensioned to minimize slippage during use. The retractors may retract the engorged labia of the postpartum patient as well as the vaginal walls. The device may also be used as a speculum.