ILLUMINATED AND MODULAR SOFT TISSUE RETRACTOR

A surgical instrument for illuminating a surgical field is presented. The surgical instrument comprises a handle having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a longitudinal axis; a retractor blade releasably coupled to the handle, the retractor blade having a first surface and a second surface,...

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Hauptverfasser:	DESANTIS, Stephen, RIMER, Douglas, VAYSER, Alex
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CASTING CASTING OF METALS CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES PERFORMING OPERATIONS POWDER METALLURGY TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A surgical instrument for illuminating a surgical field is presented. The surgical instrument comprises a handle having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a longitudinal axis; a retractor blade releasably coupled to the handle, the retractor blade having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the second surface is configured to engage and retract tissue and the first surface faces away from the second surface; and an illumination element coupled to the handle. The illumination element illuminates the surgical field with light emitted from the illumination element in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the handle. The retractor blade is releasably coupled to the handle so that the retractor blade is releasable from the handle while the illumination element remains coupled with the handle.