Patent ID: 9566052
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. A delicate tissue retraction system comprising: a retractor comprising a hollow tubular retractor passage extending along a longitudinal centerline from a proximal retractor end to a distal retractor end; an introducer comprising an introducer passage extending from a proximal introducer end to a distal introducer end, the introducer being configured to be removably installed within the retractor such that the proximal introducer end and distal introducer end are located along the longitudinal centerline and the distal introducer end extends beyond the distal retractor end; a navigation module comprising a shaft having a proximal shaft end and a distal shaft end, the shaft being configured to removably install within the introducer passage; and a connector configured to hold the shaft to the introducer with the shaft spaced from an inner wall of the introducer passage at the proximal introducer end.