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Adapter Couples Self-Retaining Surgical Retractor with Hand-Held Retractors
​An adapter that expedites bone surgery by making hand-held retractors self-retaining. Background: Orthopedic surgeons require unfettered access to exposed bone. That means keeping the skin, subcutaneous fat, tissues, and muscles out of the way with retractors. Currently, there are two common types of retractors for this purpose—self-retaining...
Published: 5/7/2024   |   Inventor(s): Timothy Damron
Keywords(s): bone, Homann, retractor, self-retaining, Weitlaner
Category(s): Campus > Upstate Medical University, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices