Patent ID: 7311662

Claim:
An illuminated surgical retractor comprising: a handle member having a first handle member end portion and a second handle member end portion; a first elongate section having a first elongate proximal end portion, a first elongate distal end portion, and a first elongate inner surface extending from the first elongate proximal end portion to near the first elongate distal end portion and having a substantially bent shape therebetween, the second handle member end portion of said handle member connected to the first elongate distal end portion of said first elongate section such that said handle member is pivotal with respect thereto and forms an acute angle with said first elongate section; a second elongate section having a second elongate proximal end portion, a second elongate distal end portion, and a second elongate outer surface extending from the second elongate proximal end portion to near the second elongate distal end portion, and a second elongate inner surface extending from the second elongate proximal end portion to near the second elongate distal end portion, the second elongate distal end portion of said second elongate section defining an illumination output member; wherein the vertex of the bending angle forming the substantially bent shape commences at approximately the midpoint between the first elongate distal end portion and the first elongate proximal end portion.