Patent ID: 11925340
Assignee: ATLANTIC HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical retractor device comprising:
a structure comprising a plurality of legs and a plurality of joints, each joint comprising an intersection of a first leg and a second leg, wherein the structure has a non-expanded state in which the structure does not form an internal three-dimensional volume and an expanded state in which the structure forms a three dimensional structure having an internal three-dimensional volume; and
first and second manipulator arms, each of the first and second manipulator arms connected to at least two joints of the structure, the manipulator arms adapted to be manipulated by an external entity;
wherein the first and second manipulator arms are adapted to be placed in a crossed position, defining an angle between the first and second manipulator arms, the first and second manipulator arms being further adapted to move to cause the angle to change in response to pressure provided by the external entity;
wherein movement of the first and second manipulator arms causes the structure to move between the non-expanded state and the expanded state.