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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Shaw P. Wan, Norwood, NC (US);
Inventor:
Shaw P. Wan, Norwood, NC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0293 (2013.01); A61B 1/0676 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 90/36 (2016.02); A61B 1/00032 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2090/309 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical retractor has a shaft with an integral blade. The shaft and the blade are joined at an angle. The blade has an upper surface. A plurality of LED lights are embedded within the blade and are exposed at the upper surface. The blade surrounding the LED lights is opaque. The retractor may further include a camera mounted on the blade. Also disclosed is a surgical retractor kit including a mounting ring, at least one of the aforementioned surgical retractors, and a coupler for releasably mounting the retractor to the ring.