Patent ID: 8353826
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A retractor system comprising: a retractor frame comprising a first rotatable arm, a second rotatable arm, and a linearly translatable arm coupled to the first and second rotatable arms; a first blade coupled to a distal end of the first rotatable arm, wherein the first rotatable arm is configured to rotate to move the first blade in an arc for tissue retraction; a second blade coupled to a distal end of the second rotatable arm, wherein the second rotatable arm is configured to rotate to move the second blade in an arc for tissue retraction; a third blade coupled to a distal end of the linearly translatable arm, wherein the linearly translatable arm is configured to translate to move the third blade in a line for tissue retraction, wherein the first, second, and third blades are configured to angulate to separate distal ends of the first, second, and third blades from one another for tissue retraction, wherein rotation of the first arm and second arm is performed independently from angulation of the first blade and second blade and wherein rotation of the first arm and second arm is in a different direction from angulation of the first blade and second blade.