Patent ID: 11937856
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An orthopedic kit comprising:
a first rod having a first shaft with first threads and a first head;
a second rod having a second shaft with second threads and a second head;
a first blade having a first proximal end and a first distal end, wherein: (a) the first distal end is mountable to the first head, (b) the first blade is pivotable relative to the first head in a first mounted configuration, and (c) the first blade is configured to facilitate soft tissue retraction in the first mounted configuration to create a surgical path to a surgical site;
a second blade having a second proximal end and a second distal end, wherein: (a) the second distal end is mountable to the second head, (b) the second blade is pivotable relative to the second head in a second mounted configuration, and (c) the second blade is configured to facilitate soft tissue retraction in the second mounted configuration to create the surgical path to the surgical site;
a base removably mountable to the first and second proximal ends, the base being configured to manipulate the first and second blades to manipulate at least one of the first or second rods during a surgical procedure;
wherein (a) the first blade includes a proximal third, a middle third, and a distal third, (b) the middle third is between the proximal and distal thirds, (c) the proximal and distal thirds extend to opposing ends of the first blade, (d) the distal third includes a hinge and an aperture, and (e) the hinge is between the aperture and the middle third;
wherein (a) a portion of the distal third of the first blade includes an axis that extends through the middle and proximal thirds, (b) the hinge includes a hinge axis about which the hinge rotates, and (c) the portion of the distal third of the first blade is configured to pivot about the hinge axis such that the axis has a plurality of orientations with respect to the hinge axis and in at least one of the plurality of orientations the axis is not parallel to the hinge axis.