Patent ID: 9615733
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A retractor system for surgery on a patient positioned on an operating table, the system comprising: a retractor support arm; a table mounting assembly for securing the retractor support arm to the operating table; a first blade mounting arm slidably engaging the retractor support arm, the first blade mounting arm defining a longitudinal axis of the first blade mounting arm; a second blade mounting arm slidably engaging the retractor support arm in spaced relationship with respect to the first blade mounting arm, the second blade mounting arm defining a longitudinal axis of the second blade mounting arm; a first retractor blade integrally connected to the first blade mounting arm such that the first retractor blade is not removably connected to the first blade mounting arm and such that the first retractor blade is non-rotatably fixed orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the first blade mounting arm; and a second retractor blade connected to the second blade mounting arm such that the second retractor blade is non-rotatably fixed orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the second blade mounting arm, wherein the first blade mounting arm and the second blade mounting arm can be moved away from each other and secured on the retractor support arm such that the first retractor blade and the second retractor blade hold back soft tissues of the patient on opposite sides of a surgical incision in the patient.