Patent ID: 9055935
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An illuminated surgical retractor system, said system comprising: a retractor having a front surface facing a surgical field, a rear surface, a distal and a proximal end and a shape, wherein the rear surface is adapted to engage tissue to expose the surgical field; and a light guide disposed over the front surface and conforming to the shape of the retractor and removably secured to the retractor to conduct light through the front or rear surfaces of the retractor, the light guide having an input adapter and one or more light emitting surfaces comprising a plurality of facets, and wherein the light guide has a cross-section with a width and thickness, the thickness changing from a proximal end of the light guide toward a distal end thereof, and wherein the light guide comprises a plurality of zones for illuminating the surgical field, and wherein the plurality of facets are disposed in the plurality of zones, and wherein at least some of the plurality of facets in a first zone are different than the plurality of facets in a second zone.