Patent ID: 11883015
Assignee: NING MIAO SU
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A retractor used to assist in cuff implantation, cuff removal, retracting soft tissue, and nerve repositioning comprising:
(a) a passive grip handle that is rounded and comfortable to fit in the hands of the user; said handle has a lower convex surface and a lowest point (H) on said lower convex surface from a side elevational view;
(b) a main shaft extending upwardly from said handle comprising a shape having a three degrees of freedom bend along three axial planes and two finger rests, one finger rest on an upper surface of said main shaft and the other finger rest on a lower surface of said main shaft;
(c) an integral supporting shaft extending downwardly from said main shaft and gradually transitioning to a more flat and narrow profile along three axial planes; said supporting shaft has a lower surface and a lowest point (F) on said lower surface from a side elevational view; and
(d) a non-cutting, nontraumatic retracting end extending gently upward from a distal end of said supporting shaft at an angle, said angle specified by a first angle (R1) and a second angle (R2); wherein said retractor does not have a longitudinal axis.