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Wound retractor

  • US 9,561,024 B2
  • Filed: 02/04/2015
  • Issued: 02/07/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An adjustable wound retractor adapted to dilate a surgical wound incision to a desired diameter, comprising:

  • a first ring having a diameter greater than the desired diameter of the wound incision and being adapted for disposition interiorly of the wound incision;

    a hollow second ring adapted for disposition exteriorly of the wound incision, the ring having a cross-section and a diameter, wherein the diameter is greater than the desired diameter of the wound incision and the ring is hollow along the entire cross-section of the ring; and

    a flexible sleeve disposed in a generally cylindrical form between the first ring and the second ring, wherein a distance between the first ring and the second ring is adjustable.

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