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Soft tissue retractor and delivery device therefor

  • US 6,048,309 A
  • Filed: 09/19/1997
  • Issued: 04/11/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A retractor system comprising:

  • a retractor comprising an anchoring frame and at least one flexible tensioning member extending from the anchoring frame, the flexible tensioning member adapted to be tensioned to widen an incision in the patient'"'"'s body, wherein the retractor can assume collapsed and expanded orientations; and

    a delivery device comprising a handle and a retractor engaging portion including first and second retractor engaging surfaces configured to hold the retractor in said collapsed orientation, wherein the retractor engaging portion of the delivery device is releasable from the retractor without moving the first and second retractor engaging surfaces relative to each other to allow the retractor to assume said expanded orientation in the patient'"'"'s body.

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