Patent ID: 6705324
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
Surgical equipment for use during surgery, for instance abdomen surgery, in particular by use of one or more interacting retractors (22), for necessary outwardly pulling and fastening into position of surgery incision, without participation of assisting personnel, for fastening or moving into other position by use of only one hand, characterized in that the equipment is made from non-conductive and impact resistant, acid- and heat resistant plastic or other suitable material, comprising an adhesive patch (32) with a round opening (34) for fastening in a desired position on a patient's body, a surgical sheet (30) for partial covering of a patient's body, and having a round opening (34) corresponding to the adhesive patch's opening and surrounded by a row of holes (19), and an assistance ring (18) between the sheet and the adhesive patch, having mainly the same inside diameter as the sheet opening and the adhesive patch's opening and equipped with a peripheral row of outwardly protruding gripping nipples (20) for entry through the row of holes (19) around the surgical sheet's opening, for depressing of chosen ring nipple(s) through corresponding shaft hole (28) on the retractor (26), aiming at fastening of the retractor(s) and fastening of outwardly drawn edges of an incision into an outwardly drawn, immovable position.