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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8088066 | Blade insert illuminator An air gap retractor illumination system includes any suitable retractor such as a McCulloch with a channel in the blade to accommodate an air gap illuminator. The illuminator is preferably made from a suitable light conducting plastic material such as acrylic or po... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7371213 | Lit retractor An apparatus for illuminated retraction of a surgical cavity includes a surgical retractor having a generally tubular body forming a cannula insertable into a surgical cavity. The cannula has an inner surface defining a passage from a first end to a second end and a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371212 | Vaginal speculum The invention relates to a vaginal speculum comprising two spoon blades, which are intended for insertion into the vagina, and which are elongated and are located along side and opposite one another;—are mutually hinging in a clamped plane and through the longitud... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7311663 | Multi-positionable vaginal speculum with removable blades A speculum provides visual access to a body cavity, and such instrument is used by physicians for vaginal examination. The speculum comprises a handle having a frontal portion and a rear portion slidingly secured to the frontal portion. A blade angle positioner is p... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311662 | Illuminated retractor for use in connection with harvesting a blood vessel from the arm An illuminated surgical retractor for defining and illuminating a subcutaneous surgical field in the space near a vessel (such as the radial artery or the basilic vein) during a procedure for harvesting the vessel, wherein the illuminated surgical retractor includes... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300400 | Pediatric liver retractor A pediatric liver retractor with a supporting shaft configured traversing a pediatric abdominal wall. A hook portion terminating in an insertion tip is configured generally in a U-shape, with a hook aperture and a hook depth, which along with the insertion tip, are ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7284981 | Functional handpiece having a light emission element at its forward end Functional handpiece 1 having an elongate handpiece body which has at its rearward end a connection element for connection with a flexible supply line, and has at its forward end a light emission element of a light permeable material for the illumination of the trea... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278752 | Device for providing internal illumination of live flowers and other products A small light source for internally illuminating live flowers and other products is formed in the shape of a pin with a battery case operatively connected to the light source. A sharp penetrating tip surrounds the light source and is fixed to a rigid tube for manipu... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7261689 | Pivotal and illuminated saphenous vein retractor with tapered design An illuminated surgical retractor for defining and illuminating a subcutaneous surgical field in the space near a vessel (such as the saphenous vein or radial artery) during a procedure for harvesting the vessel, wherein the illuminated surgical retractor includes a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7223233 | Systems and techniques for illuminating a surgical space Methods and devices for illuminating a surgical space in a patient are provided. A retractor provides a portal or working path for access to a working space location in the patient. The retractor transmits and emits light from a light delivery system to illuminate t... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7125379 | Surgical support arm docking apparatus An assembly for exchanging retractor support arms within a retractor support clamp. The assembly includes a main body having a surface defining a cavity extending into the main body from a first end. A support arm having an end portion with a substantially complimen... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7070561 | Adjustable weighted vaginal speculum An adjustable weighted speculum for use during vaginal surgery to separate the vaginal walls. The speculum includes a telescopic blade including a primary blade having first and second ends and a recess extending therethrough, and a secondary blade having a first an... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6960166 | Speculum having ultrasound probe A speculum is equipped with an ultrasound probe, for permitting ultrasound visualization during procedures, such as transcervical embryo transfer with In Vitro Fertilization, thus providing superior transvaginal ultrasonographic imaging without interference by the u... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6939296 | Laparoscopic illumination apparatus and method An access device particularly adapted for use in laparoscopic surgery facilitates access with instruments, such as the hand of the surgeon, across a body wall and into a body cavity. The device can be formed of a gel material having properties for forming a zero sea... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6901928 | Superglottic and peri-laryngeal apparatus for supraglottic airway insertion A superglottic and peri-laryngeal apparatus for supraglottic airway device insertion that contemporaneously clears a patient's upper airway of the tongue and other pharyngeal tissues, and raises the epiglottis without use of the medical practitioner's fingers in the... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6893394 | Illuminated and vacuum assisted retractor A retractor including: an extension member having distal and proximal ends; a retractor member connected to the distal end of the extension member, the retractor member having a retractor surface. In a first implementation, at least a portion of the retractor surfac... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6817978 | Illuminated retractor for use in connection with harvesting a blood vessel from the arm An illuminated surgical retractor for defining and illuminating a subcutaneous surgical field in the space near a vessel (such as the radial artery or the basilic vein) during a procedure for harvesting the vessel, wherein the illuminated surgical retractor includes... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6805666 | Pivotal and illuminated saphenous vein retractor with tapered design An illuminated surgical retractor for defining and illuminating a subcutaneous surgical field in the space near a vessel (such as the saphenous vein or radial artery) during a procedure for harvesting the vessel, wherein the illuminated surgical retractor includes a... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6497654 | Illuminated rectal retractor An illuminated retractor for creating a working space for dissecting instruments in support of a surgical procedure such as rectal examination or for the removal of polyps or hemorrhoids or other types of procedures which require the illumination and acce... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6322499 | Pivotal and illuminated saphenous vein retractor An illuminated surgical retractor for illuminating a subcutaneous surgical field in the space between a vessel, such as the saphenous vein, and the subcutaneous tissue when the illuminated retractor is used to retract the subcutaneous tissue away from the... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6176824 | Fiberoptically illuminated appliances A fiberoptically illuminated appliance is disclosed. The appliance includes a light source and an elongate fiberoptic cable, which is operably engaged to the light source and which conducts light from the light source therethrough. A translucent appliance... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6080105 | Illuminated dental and surgical retractor and kit including plurality of blades and blades recharging base An illuminated retractor provides a handle and a blade, the blade having a forward portion composed of a light transmissive material. The forward portion blade of the extends from handle and is formed suitably for retraction of body tissue adjacent to a b... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5667480 | Method and devices for endoscopic vessel harvesting A method for removing a vessel from a patient's body comprises the steps of identifying the vessel to be removing and providing an incision in the patient's body near the identified vessel. An optical dissector is inserted through the incision and tissue ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5520611 | Illuminated retractor An illuminated retractor provides illumination to a surgical field deep in a cavity in a patient's back. The illuminated retractor has a first blade that is inserted into the cavity and hooks on a vertebrae. A second blade lies on the patient's back. Weig... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5135526 | Electro-cautery speculum Redundant wall retractor is tubular and is obturated for insertion. It has a duct which terminates in an opening at the top of the anterior end and terminates with a tube fitting at the bottom at the posterior end. It is made of dielectric synthetic polym... | 08/04/1992 |
| 4996976 | Tongue depressor with illuminating means A tongue depressor includes a handle, a blade having one end thereof detachably fixed to the handle, and optical fibers fixed to the blade. The handle has a light source embedded therein for emitting light therefrom toward the optical fibers. The blade is... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4807599 | Illuminating tongue depressor An illuminating tongue depressor includes a handle having a battery-operated light source and a depressor blade selectively coupled with or uncoupled from the handle for discard and replacement, the blade being constructed of a light-conducting synthetic ... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4697578 | Acrylooptic tongue depressor and handle therefor incorporating adjustable viewing optics A combination handle unit and tongue depressor includes a light source, a means for attaching a light-transmissive disposable depressor member to the handle to conduct light from the source into, for example, the mouth and throat of a patient being examin... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4643172 | Luminescent tongue depressor A luminescent tongue depressor having a luminiferous depressor element connected to a handle. Means to illuminate the depressor element is preferably a monatomic gas contained within a vacuum tube positioned within the handle element of the device. A conc... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4638792 | Adjustable speculum with incorporated lighting system A speculum includes a combination handle unit and a unitarily formed speculum head. The speculum head includes a portion for engaging a suitably configured handle unit and light-transmissive restraining or contacting members for dilating an orifice and co... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4566439 | Acrylooptic examination device with auxiliary light An examination device including an examination head, a base unit having a handle portion and a head portion, a first stationary light source mounted in the head portion for providing light in and around the examination head, and a second light source mova... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4502468 | Adjustable speculum with incorporated lighting system A speculum includes a combination handle unit and a unitarily formed speculum head. The speculum head includes a portion for engaging a suitably configured handle unit and light-transmissive restraining or contacting members for dilating an orifice and co... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4344419 | Acrylooptic tongue depressor and handle therefor A combination handle unit and tongue depressor includes a light source and a means for attaching a light-transmissive disposable depressor member to the handle to conduct light from the source into, for example, the mouth and throat of a patient being exa... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4263899 | Locking adjustable speculum An adjustable speculum includes a base rotatably supporting a pair of shafts, and a pair of dilating members. Each dilating member has a distal end for contacting and restraining a wall of an orifice or incision and a proximal end for detachably engaging ... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4156424 | Locking adjustable speculum An adjustable speculum includes a base rotatably supporting a pair of shafts, and a pair of dilating members. Each dilating member has a distal end for contacting and restraining a wall of the orifice and a proximal end for detachably engaging a respectiv... | 05/29/1979 |
