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Tissue retractors

  • US 8,128,559 B2
  • Filed: 11/26/2007
  • Issued: 03/06/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical retractor device, comprising:

  • a tissue retractor formed of a flexible biocompatible material defining an internal cavity in a central portion of the tissue retractor;

    a plurality of granules disposed in the internal cavity; and

    a plurality of tabs extending from a central body of the internal cavity, each of the tabs having an aperture formed therethrough, each of the apertures being configured to have a surgical tool inserted therethrough,wherein the tissue retractor has a first state in which it is selectively conformable to a target tissue in a body cavity in a desired configuration and a second state in which it is substantially rigid and in a substantially fixed conformation.

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