A - Human Necessities – 61 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
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A61B 17/32 (2006.01) A61B 17/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/02 (2006.01) A61B 19/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2187852
A surgical retractor comprising a base adapted to lie on the patient's skin, a handle slidably mounted with respect to the base, a tissue retracting blade extending from the handle, and a locking member movable from at least a first position to a second position to retain the tissue, retracting blade in a selected position. A method for accessing the saphenous vein to facilitate harvesting the vein is also disclosed comprising the steps of making a small incision in the leg of a patient, positioning a retractor on a patient's leg such that a retractor blade extends into the incision and a base lies on the surface of the patient's leg and pulling the retractor blade away from the patient to lift the tissue away from the underlying saphenous vein.
Defonzo Stephan A.
Farascioni David M.
Stone Corbett W.
Mcfadden Fincham
United States Surgical Corporation
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