Patent ID: 11944287
Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A method for retracting body tissue, comprising:
providing a frame system; and
retracting body tissue with the frame system to create an opening into a patient's body,
wherein the frame system includes:
a frame rail, said frame rail formed in separable portions, each separable portion including a projecting portion and a recessed portion, the projecting portion of one separable portion mateable with the recessed portion of another separable portion to connect the separable portions into a continuous frame rail of a desired length forming an unobstructed surface;
a supporting frame arm configured to be affixable relative to the body tissue;
a frame arm clamp coupled to said supporting frame arm, wherein the frame arm clamp has opposed clamping surfaces configured to engage said frame rail, said frame arm clamp further including a connector connecting said opposed clamping surfaces;
a device clamp having opposed clamping surfaces configured to engage said frame rail; and
a retractor blade configured to attach to the device clamp.