Malleable force-fulcrum retractor
Patent 4610243 Issued on September 9, 1986. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 6, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
May 6, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References3542015 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/731025 filed on 05/06/1985US Classes:600/206, Having flexible, malleable or shape memory material600/217With retracting hook, claw, teeth, or barbExaminersPrimary: Grieb, William H.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61B 17/02 (20060101)AbstractA Taylor-type force-fulcrum retractor has a broad malleable band which is readily shaped by hand to fit any situation and yet holds that shape against forces that may be applied to pull the muscles away from the center of an incision. The force-fulcrum retractor is particularly useful in spinal surgery and may have a claw-like spike or spikes which penetrate the surface of a bone within the incision to establish an extraordinarily secure fulcrum.Other References
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