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Wound retractor

  • US 9,307,975 B2
  • Filed: 06/19/2014
  • Issued: 04/12/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A retraction device for retracting an incision in a body wall, the retraction device comprising:

  • a first ring, the first ring defining a first ring plane;

    a second ring, the second ring defining a second ring plane;

    a first hinge coupling the first ring to the second ring;

    a second hinge coupling the first ring to the second ring, the first and second hinges being positioned along a common axis and substantially opposite each other on the circumference of the first and second rings;

    a stretchable, tubular sheath coupled to each of the first and second rings;

    a first, relaxed state in which an angle is formed between the first ring plane and the second ring plane, the sheath being substantially relaxed and forming a through lumen between a proximal end and a distal end of the retraction device, the proximal end defining a proximal opening plane and the distal end defining a distal opening plane; and

    a second, tensioned state in which the first and second rings are rotated toward each other across the proximal and distal opening planes, the first and second rings being substantially concentric, and the sheath being tensioned between the first and second rings,wherein when the retraction device is in the second, tensioned state, release of the tension upon the elastomeric sheath allows the retraction device to assume the first, relaxed state.

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