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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Anil Duggal, Bright's Grove, CA;
James E. Lyles, Jamaica, NY (US);
Inventors:
Anil Duggal, Bright's Grove, CA;
James E. Lyles, Jamaica, NY (US);
Assignee:
Illumix Surgical Canada Inc., Bright's Grove, ON, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00946 (2013.01); A61B 2090/309 (2016.02);
Abstract
A retractor having a housing having a handle portion at a first end and a blade portion at a second, opposite end. The retractor includes a light system having an organic light source for illuminating the blade portion. The light system is positioned within the housing such that it is fully encased by said housing. A pair of polarized light panels are attached to the blade portion for varying direction of light from the blade portion.