Patent ID: 9107648
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An intracorporeal surgical tissue retractor, comprising: a) an anchor selectively deployable in a first tissue not to be retracted; b) a grasper selectively deployable on a second tissue to be retracted; c) a longitudinally selectively movable support threadable through said anchor and attached at a substantially distal end of said movable support to said grasper; and d) a deployment user interface, couplable to said movable support and having a proximal end manipulable by a user extracorporeally and a distal end releasably attachable to both said anchor and said grasper, adapted to intracorporeally deploy said anchor into the first tissue and said grasper onto the second tissue; said anchor comprising a plurality of distally projecting legs, and a substantially proximally disposed main body; said legs of said anchor being curved outwardly and made from a resilient material; said user interface further comprising an outer cannula and an anchor positioning tool being attached to the distal end of said user interface and relatively withdrawable inside of a distal end of said outer cannula, wherein as said anchor positioning tool is relatively withdrawn into said outer cannula, said outer cannula urges said legs of said anchor that is releasably secured to said anchor positioning tool into a substantially straight configuration.