Patent ID: 11944286
Assignee: LSI SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical rib retractor, comprising:
a) a housing;
b) a body pivotably coupled to the housing and moveable between a closed position and an open position;
c) a first arm unit coupled to the housing and configured to atraumatically receive tissue, wherein the first arm unit comprises:
1) A first arm having a first longitunal axis, and;
2) A first strut movable relative to the first arm in a first plane defined by the first longitudinal axis; and
3) A first frame attached to the first strut,

d) a second arm unit coupled to the body and configured to atraumatically receive tissue, wherein the second arm unit comprises:
1) A second arm having a second longitudinal axis;
2) A second strut movable relative to the second arm in a second plane defined by the second arm having a second longitudinal axis, wherein the second plane is not parallel to the first plane when the body is in the closed position; and
3) A second frame attached to the second strut, wherein:

the housing comprises a first shoulder;
the body comprises a second shoulder;
the first arm unit is pivotably coupled to the housing at the first shoulder;
the second arm is unit pivotably coupled to the body by the second shoulder; and
the surgical rib retractor further comprises:
a first arm actuator constrained to be rotatable relative to the first shoulder and coupled to the first arm unit to pivot the first arm unit as the first arm actuator is rotated; and
a second arm actuator constrained to be rotatable relative to the second shoulder and coupled to the second arm unit to pivot the second arm unit as the second arm actuator is rotated.