Patent ID: 9549724
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An adaptor for removably securing a surgical retractor blade having a post to a retractor frame having a rail, said adaptor comprising: an elongated member with a proximal end and a distal end; a recess in the proximal end to receive the rail of the retractor frame; a latch for removably securing the rail of the retractor frame in the recess; and a jaw mechanism extending from the distal end for removably securing the post of the retractor blade to the adaptor, said jaw mechanism having: (a) two opposing jaws having base portions, said jaws being respectively spring-biased to an open position and pivoting about the base portions in opposite directions with respect to one another to define a socket for removably engaging the post of the retractor blade in a closed position; and (b) a slot defined between the base portions of the jaws; a sliding rod sliding within the elongated member having a distal tip sliding into the slot between the base portions of the jaws when the sliding rod is extended toward the socket, to thereby lock the jaws in the closed position around the post of the retractor blade, and wherein the distal tip retracts from the slot when the sliding rod is retracted to allow the jaw to be spring-biased to the open position; and a handle connected to and extending from the sliding rod through the elongated member for manual operation of the sliding rod.