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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2014
Atropos Limited, County Wicklow, IE;
Frank Bonadio, County Wicklow, IE;
John Butler, County Dublin, IE;
Catherine Deegan, Dublin, IE;
Trevor Vaugh, County Offaly, IE;
Atropos Limited, Bray, County Wicklow, IE;
Abstract
A wound retractor () comprises a distal ring () for insertion through a wound opening (), a proximal ring () for location externally of the wound opening (), a valve () mounted to the proximal ring (), and a sleeve () for retracting laterally the sides of the wound opening (). The wound retractor () also comprises a flexible release member () for releasing the distal ring () from a retracting configuration for removal of the distal ring () from the wound opening (). A first end () of the release member () is attached to the valve housing (), the release member () loops around the distal ring (), and a second end () of the release member () is movable relative to the proximal ring () to release the distal ring () from the retracting configuration.