US 11,730,463 B2
Malleable retractor for spinal surgery
Bret Michael Berry, Tallahassee, FL (US)
Filed by Bret Michael Berry, Tallahassee, FL (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/107,887.
Application 17/107,887 is a continuation of application No. 16/265,752, filed on Feb. 1, 2019, granted, now 10,869,660.
Prior Publication US 2021/0077088 A1, Mar. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0293 (2013.01) [A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00946 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0225 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
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1. A retractor device comprising:
a base section;
one or more anchor ports formed in said base section, wherein said one or more anchor ports are positioned between an inner edge of said base section and an outer edge of said base section;
two or more blades extending from said base section, wherein each of said blades is formed continuously with said base section and has a first end attached to an outer edge of said base section and a second end that is opposite said first end; and
a flexible hinge point between each of said blades and said base section.