Patent ID: 8932215
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A61B,B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A retractor system, comprising: a frame rail having a cross section defining first and second widened sections, each of said first and second widened sections having opposing surfaces, said first and second widened sections separated relative to each other by a narrowed portion; a supporting frame arm; a frame arm clamp connectable to said frame arm, and having opposed clamping surfaces each shaped to conformingly engage said opposing surfaces of said first widened section, said frame arm clamp further including a connector connecting said opposed clamping surfaces and configured to move said clamping surfaces into conforming contact with said opposing surfaces wherein said frame rail is provided in separable sections, wherein said separable sections each include one end forming a projection, and an opposite end forming a recess, the projection of one section positionable within a recess of another section, to thereby join separable sections into a continuous frame rail, wherein said projection includes a circumferential groove, and said recess includes a rotatable bolt including a channel sized and dimensioned to receive at least a portion of said projection and mateably engage said circumferential groove within said channel.