Patent ID: 8388526
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical wound retractor, adapted to dilate a wound stretchable to a desired diameter, the retractor comprising: a first ring having a diameter greater than the desired diameter of the wound and being adapted for disposition interiorly of the wound; a second ring adapted for disposition exteriorly of the wound; a retraction sleeve having a generally cylindrical configuration with a first end coupled to the first ring and a second end coupled to the second ring; a third ring disposed circumferentially of the sleeve and moveable between a plurality of positions between the first ring and the second ring, each of the positions being associated with a different radial retraction force; and a clip adapted to snap over third ring, fixing the sheath between the third ring and the clip at one of the plurality of positions in order to provide the desired radial retraction force associated with that position.