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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Blackstone Medical, Inc., Lewisville, TX (US);
Inventors:
Tara Ziolo, Hewitt, NJ (US);
Frank Larosa, Neptune, NJ (US);
John Lovell, North Bergen, NJ (US);
Sergey Fedorov, Plano, TX (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);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/025 (2013.01); A61B 17/0293 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (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 arms coupled to a frame and operatively coupled to a ring disposed at least partially within the frame. Related methods of using the retractor device are also described.