University of Massachusetts;Worcester Polytechnic Institute
发明人:
Jacquelyne DiTroia,Caroline Mazzola,Andres Monterroso,Patricia Swierk,Kristen Billiar,Arriyan Samandar Dowlatshahi,Raymond M. Dunn
申请号：
US15491107
公开号：
US20170296159A1
申请日:
2017.04.19
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要：
A surgical appliance includes a pair of opposed prongs slideably disposed on an elongated locking track for retracting neurovascular and musculotendinous anatomical structures through an incision for affording access to deeper structures for inserting osteosynthesis hardware in the surgical treatment of a distal radius fracture or other surgical procedure. The prongs extend from retractors that traverse the locking track for opposed linear movement while recessed in a surgical working region accessible through an incision. The prongs terminate in curvatures defining a void that gather and engage the elongated anatomical structures on top of the skeletal members receiving the plate. The prongs draw back the tendons, blood vessels and nerve structures to allow unimpeded surgical access for manipulating and attaching skeletal and soft tissue members and/or appliances. The device retracts anatomical structures along a linear track for a fixed locking engagement maintaining a surgical gap without direct manual assistance.
