Patent ID: 11864739
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. A surgical retractor system comprising:
a plurality of blades, wherein each blade comprises an interior side, an exterior side, a distal end, and a proximal end, and wherein each blade defines a longitudinal axis;
wherein the exterior side of at least one of said plurality of blades is in contact with an interior edge of an adjacent one of said plurality of blades along the blade length from the proximal end to the distal end;

wherein the proximal end of each of said plurality of blades is coupled to a guide plate, said guide plate is rotatably coupled distally to a top plate; wherein each of said plurality of blades proximal end is coupled to a pair of pins extending in a pin axis in a distal direction parallel to said longitudinal axis; wherein each of said pairs of pins is coupled to said plurality of blades via a blade assembly holder; and wherein said blade assembly holder comprises a blade holder comprising a blade slot for receiving a portion of a blade of said plurality of blades, and a screw holder mated to said blade holder, said pair of pins extending distally from a pin aperture in said screw holder.