Patent ID: 6309349
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
An adjustable surgical retractor that comprises(a) two handles suitable for grasping positioned opposite each other and pivotally connected so that the handles move reciprocatingly relative to each other,(b) a head connected to each handle so that each head moves reciprocatingly relative to the other,(c) a means for locking the heads at a preset distance from each other,(d) each head having a post suitable for connecting a blade, and(e) a blade connected to each head through a receptacle to frictionally receive the post and swivel thereon, with each blade having a width, depth and thickness so that the width extends substantially parallel to the length of the head and the depth extends downward from the top of the head wherein the blades taken together at the position of closest proximity to each other are of a size suitable to be inserted into a surgical incision in a patient undergoing a surgical procedure then spread apart to form an elongated access opening through which a medical instrument may be inserted to perform exploratory or surgical procedures.