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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2014
Verathon Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
John Allen Pacey, Vancouver, CA;
Mitchell Visser, Burnaby, CA;
Reza Ahmadian Yazdi, Richmond, CA;
Hugh Leung, Burnaby, CA;
Yongkook Kim, Port Moody, CA;
Rohan Sidhu, Abbotsford, CA;
Verathon Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Abstract
A retractor includes a handle portion, a blade portion coupled to the handle portion. The blade portion is configured for insertion into an internal region of a patient. The blade portion includes a first portion configured to manipulate tissue of the patient. In an embodiment, a locator element is configured to highlight an external region of the patient to indicate to a user the location of the first portion in the internal region. In an embodiment, a signal-transmission medium is coupled to the blade portion and has a port. An overmolded camera unit has a lens and is configured to couple with the port. When the camera unit is coupled with the port, the lens is oriented to capture images of the internal region.