Patent ID: 9381008
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A retractor device comprising: a first arm rotatable arcuately about a first pivot; a second arm rotatable arcuately about a second pivot; a third arm interposed between the first and second arm having a linearly movable blade holding end translatable inwardly and outwardly between said first and second arms, the third arm being connected to the first arm at the first pivot and the second arm at the second pivot; and wherein said first arm and said second arm are rotatably movable about their respective pivot independent of the other arm, wherein each of the first and second arms each has a blade holding end and an opposite handle end wherein movement of each respective handle inwardly pivots the blade holding end arcuately about the respective pivot outwardly, each first or second arm movement being independently movable about their respective pivot relative to the other arm without any mechanically geared connections to the handles and wherein independent movement of said first arm relative to said second arm or said second arm relative to said first arm is provided by holding said third arm handle end and moving said first or second arm toward said third arm handle end while said opposite arm being unmoved, and wherein simultaneously grasping and squeezing both the first and second arms at the respective handle ends together toward the third arm moves a first and second blades toward a retracted open blade position.