Patent ID: 9486200
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical retractor for insertion into a body of a patient, comprising: a frame defining a central opening; and a supporting structure extending across at least a portion of said central opening and comprising a series of intersecting strands defining strand openings therebetween; wherein said strand openings are enlargeable by slidable passage of said strands relative to one another; wherein the frame has an inward facing side facing the central opening and an opposing outward facing side facing away from the central opening; wherein strands of the supporting structure extend around the frame and cover portions of the outward facing side of the frame; wherein exposed portions of the outward facing side of the frame occur between covered portions such that an outer perimeter of the surgical retractor comprises alternating exposed portions and covered portions of the frame; and wherein strands on the outward facing side of the frame extend a height above the exposed portions of the frame sufficient to provide traction between the surgical retractor and tissue of the patient when the surgical retractor is positioned inside the body of a patient.