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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Daniel D. Fritzinger, Warsaw, IN (US);
Hill Hastings, Zionsville, IN (US);
Inventors:
Daniel D. Fritzinger, Warsaw, IN (US);
Hill Hastings, Zionsville, IN (US);
Assignee:
BIOMET MANUFACTURING, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2837 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tissue retractor generally includes a pair of arms that are pivotally coupled to each other and each have a finger grip portion on a first end and a working portion arranged on an opposite second end. Each of the second ends comprises an elongated shaft that extends along an axis. A pair of paddles each having a planar engagement body and a mounting portion are pivotally coupled to a corresponding elongated shaft. The paddles are selectively rotatable around the respective axes.