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Retractor

  • US 20040049100A1
  • Filed: 02/27/2003
  • Published: 03/11/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical wound retractor comprising:



  • a distal anchoring member for insertion into a wound opening;

    a connecting means having an inner wound engaging portion and an outer portion, the wound engaging portion being mounted to the distal anchoring member, the connecting means having an insertion configuration in which the inner wound engaging portion has a reduced radial dimension and a retracting configuration;

    an external guide means for the outer portion of the connecting means;

    the external guide means being movable relative to the connecting means to shorten the axial extent of the connecting means and thereby bias the wound engaging portion of the connecting member into the retracting configuration to retract the wound opening laterally; and

    external anchoring means for anchoring the connecting means to maintain retraction of the opening.

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