Patent ID: 11911016
Assignee: STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A retractor comprising:
a frame;
first, second, third, fourth, and fifth arms, each arm attached to the frame;
first, second, third, fourth, and fifth rods attached to the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth arms, respectively, each of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth rods being telescopically adjustable along respective longitudinal axes of the rods and rotatable about respective pivot axes perpendicular to the longitudinal axes, and
a first actuation mechanism configured to control simultaneous movement of at least two rods of the second, third, fourth, and fifth rods,
wherein the first rod is independently translatable along a longitudinal axis of the first arm and the first actuation mechanism is configured to control simultaneous movement of the third and fifth rods relative to the second and fourth rods.