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Apparatus for holding intestines out of an operative field

  • US 5,795,290 A
  • Filed: 12/11/1996
  • Issued: 08/18/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/09/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus adapted for use within an abdominal cavity of a patient, said cavity defined by an anterior wall, a posterior wall and lateral walls, said apparatus comprising:

  • a U-shaped holding member adapted to be received in the patient'"'"'s abdominal cavity and having an edge formed of a resiliently deformable polymer and a core formed from a polymer that is more rigid than said resiliently deformable polymer, a resilient deformation of at least a portion of said edge of said holding member resulting in a residual reactive force against the abdominal cavity, said residual reactive force thereby assisting in positioning said holding member in the abdominal cavity;

    at least one bore in said holding member wherein said at least one bore has a predetermined length; and

    said core including a first plate and a second plate, said plates having an assembled length less than said predetermined length.

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