Surgical bowel retractor devices
First Claim
1. A bowel retractor device, comprising:
- a bendable collar defining a central area, said bendable collar being selectively bendable between a planar configuration and non-planar configurations and be self-retained in such non-planar configurations;
a flexible planar film coextensive with said central area and including a perimeter attached to said bendable collar; and
at least one preformed opening defined in said flexible planar film, wherein said at least one preformed opening is smaller than said central area such that said at least one preformed opening is completely bounded by portions of said flexible planar film, wherein said at least one preformed opening is configured to retainingly support at least one section of bowel therethrough, and wherein said at least one preformed opening comprises;
an open center portion defining a hole in said flexible planar film; and
a plurality of radially-extending slots extending from an outer perimeter of said hole, each said radially-extending slot comprising a slot width that is different from a diametrical width of said hole to form a plurality of gripping portions extending inward toward said open center portion, wherein said gripping portions are formed for gripping said at least one section of bowel to retainingly support said at least one section of bowel inserted through said open center portion.
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Abstract
A bowel retractor device comprising a bendable collar, a flexible planar film, and at least one preformed opening defined in the flexible planar film is disclosed. The at least one preformed opening is configured to retainingly support at least one section of bowel. The at least one preformed opening comprises an open center portion defining a hole in the flexible planar film and a plurality of radially-extending slots extending from an outer perimeter of the hole. Each radially-extending slot comprises a slot width that is different from a diametrical width of the hole to form a plurality of gripping portions extending inward toward the open center portion. The gripping portions are formed for gripping the at least one section of bowel to retainingly support the at least one section of bowel inserted through the open center portion.
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1. A bowel retractor device, comprising:
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a bendable collar defining a central area, said bendable collar being selectively bendable between a planar configuration and non-planar configurations and be self-retained in such non-planar configurations; a flexible planar film coextensive with said central area and including a perimeter attached to said bendable collar; and at least one preformed opening defined in said flexible planar film, wherein said at least one preformed opening is smaller than said central area such that said at least one preformed opening is completely bounded by portions of said flexible planar film, wherein said at least one preformed opening is configured to retainingly support at least one section of bowel therethrough, and wherein said at least one preformed opening comprises; an open center portion defining a hole in said flexible planar film; and a plurality of radially-extending slots extending from an outer perimeter of said hole, each said radially-extending slot comprising a slot width that is different from a diametrical width of said hole to form a plurality of gripping portions extending inward toward said open center portion, wherein said gripping portions are formed for gripping said at least one section of bowel to retainingly support said at least one section of bowel inserted through said open center portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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