Patent ID: 6695868
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A system for use in a surgical procedure on a patient, comprising:a retractor having a plurality of retractor arms thereon wherein said retractor arms are movable with respect to each other; a sled assembly operatively mountable to said retractor and said sled assembly including a mounting mechanism being sized to hold a medical device in a desired position during a medical procedure; the sled assembly including upper and lower portions wherein said upper portion is a mounting mechanism that is movable about the lower portion and the lower portion is a sled member that is connectable to the retractor; and the mounting mechanism being movable in a plurality of directions relative to the retractor and the medical device is movable horizontally and vertically relative to the retractor in response to three dimensional movement of the sled assembly by a single knob relative to the retractor.