Patent ID: 9414826
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical retractor comprising: an attachment stick, comprising a circular cylinder portion having a cross-sectional area configured to prevent rotation of the retractor and a taper portion, wherein the taper portion extends from the circular cylinder portion to a sharply pointed tip end sufficiently sharp to be hammered or beaten into hard tissue, wherein at least one recess is arranged in the outer surface of the circular cylinder portion of the stick, which recess extends from a point within the taper portion toward an end opposite the tip end of the stick in a straight line in only a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stick, wherein the recess has a concavely curved shape in a radial cross section taken across the axial direction of the stick, and wherein no part of the taper portion is wider than the stick, and at least one shank, attached to the stick, for supporting and keeping organs, muscles and/or tissues at a desired position.