Global Patent Index - EP 1708610 A1

EP 1708610 A1 20061011 - APPARATUS FOR RETAINING OTHERWISE HAND-HELD RETRACTORS

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR RETAINING OTHERWISE HAND-HELD RETRACTORS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM HALTEN VON ANSONSTEN IN DER HAND GEHALTENEN RETRAKTOREN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL POUR RETENIR DES ECARTEURS MANUELS

Publication

EP 1708610 A1 20061011 (EN)

Application

EP 05705626 A 20050112

Priority

  • US 2005001059 W 20050112
  • US 53590904 P 20040112

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005070283A1] A retractor retaining device (10) retains an otherwise band-held retractor (12) in a retracting position within a surgical wound (22). The retractor retaining device includes a clamp (50) that is attachable to a retractor support (15) that is positioned about the wound. A retaining plate (28) is attached to the clamp (50) and engages a flexible loop (24). The flexible loop (24) is detachably attached to the retaining plate (28) for engaging a handle (20) of the hand held retractor (12) such that the hand held retractor (12) is retained in the retracting position.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 17/0293 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2005070283A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005070283 A1 20050804; EP 1708610 A1 20061011

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2005001059 W 20050112; EP 05705626 A 20050112