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Title:
侵襲性を最小にする組織牽引及び外科処置のための器具と方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4347805
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
Methods and devices retract tissue for minimally invasive surgery in a patient. A retractor (20) includes a working channel (50) formed by a first portion (22) and a second portion (42). The first and second portions are movable relative to one another from a first configuration for insertion that minimizes trauma to skin and tissue to an enlarged configuration after insertion to further retract skin and tissue in a minimally invasive manner. Instruments are engageable to the first and second portions and operable to move the first and second portions relative to one another.

Inventors:
Brunch, charles el
Foley, kevin tee
Laem, Thomas Earl, The Third
Markent, Anthony Jay
Application Number:
JP2004517754A
Publication Date:
October 21, 2009
Filing Date:
June 20, 2003
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Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic Incorporated
International Classes:
A61B17/02; A61B1/32; A61B17/34; A61B17/28
Foreign References:
US2661735
EP1192905A1
US6042540
US3752149
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto
Shinjiro Ono
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Shosuke Imai
Masao Hashimoto
Shigeru Sakuma
Fujihiro Kanda
Hiroyuki Uchida
Shigeo Takeuchi
Takami Ito
Akutsu Katsuhisa
Tadashi Masui