Patent ID: 9636097
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical retractor comprising: a retractor body; and a retractor arm including a first portion configured to operatively connect to the retractor body, a control assembly configured to control movement of a retractor blade, the control assembly including a base member having a first opening and a second opening and movable between a first position and second position, a regulating member configured to control rotation of the base member and move through the first opening of the base member, the regulating member including a stem, a connecting member cooperatively connected to the regulating member, and a barrel member in operative slidable engagement with the second opening formed in the base member, wherein rotation of the regulating member in a selected direction moves the stem of the regulating member through the first opening thereby forcing the barrel member to slide along the second opening and the base member to pivot relative to the retractor arm between a first position and second position.