Patent ID: 9381007
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A tissue retraction assembly, comprising: a hook member formed with a distal tissue engagement feature configured to engage a periphery of an opening in a patient's body such that when the hook member is pulled away from the opening, the distal engagement feature remains in contact with the periphery of the opening to pull the periphery outward, the hook member also being formed with a proximal aperture; a flexible strap extending through the proximal aperture of the hook member to form a loop, the strap defining first and second end segments; and a flexible base defining a bottom surface for conforming to a portion of the patient without surrounding the opening in the patient's body, the bottom surface having an adhesive thereon for sticking to a surface, the first end segment of the strap being formed integrally with the base, the second end segment of the strap being removably engageable by hand with a top surface of the base such that the second end segment can be detached from the base by hand, pulled to cinch the loop formed by the strap and thereby pull the hook member to retract tissue away from the opening in the patient's body, and reattached to the top surface of the base by simply pressing the second end segment onto the top surface of the base by hand to thereby hold the loop cinched.