US 12,150,635 B1
Adjustable triple heads thyroid retractor
Abdulrahman Saleh Almulhim, Al-Ahsa (SA)
Assigned to KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY, Al-Ahsa (SA)
Filed by KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY, Al-Ahsa (SA)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/377,536.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0206 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0287 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A medical retraction device comprising:
a plurality of at least three arms connected together in a predetermined angular relationship in a bypass arrangement, each of said arms comprising a fixed rod portion and terminating with a retraction hook; and
a ratcheting mechanism on at least one of the arms allowing linear movement of each of said plurality of at least three arms relative to the other arms,
wherein a length of the fixed rod portions of each of the plurality of three arms is adjustable,
wherein the predetermined angular relationship of the fixed rod portions of each of the plurality of three arms is adjustable, and
wherein movement of the plurality of arms is adapted to effect retraction of a patient's tissue and provides for exposure of a surgical site.