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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2012
Applicant:
Blackstone Medical, Inc., Lewisville, TX (US);
Inventors:
Sergey Fedorov, Plano, TX (US);
Jesse Moore, Frisco, TX (US);
Mark Evald Semler, McKinney, TX (US);
Jose Luis Charvet, Fairfield, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Blackstone Medical, Inc., Lewisville, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 17/0293 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00407 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to a retractor device for retracting soft tissue to provide access to a surgical site. The retractor device includes a plurality of blades movable from a first, substantially closed position to a second, substantially open position. Related methods of using the retractor device are also described.