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DISPOSABLE SURGICAL RETRACTORS

  • US 3,729,006 A
  • Filed: 05/27/1971
  • Issued: 04/24/1973
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/1971
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A light-weight, glare-free, hand-held surgical retractor adapted securely to engage a bone-free tissue surface without injury thereto, said retractor comprising the following components:

  • a blade, a handle, and a shank interconnecting the handle to the blade, all of the components being formed integrally of a resilient, high-strength, opaque polymeric plastic material having a non-reflective surface to prevent glare from light impinging thereon, the blade having a generally rectangular shape, said shank being attached to the blade adjacent the center of one the long edges thereof and extending at approximately a right angle from the general plane of the blade, said rectangular blade being slightly concave with respect to tissue engageable thereby, and having an array of apertures formed therein, whereby when the blade is manually pulled against the bone-free tissue surface, the tissue bellies into the blade to form a contact therebetween which resists displacement.

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