Surgical apparatus and associated methods of use are provided for retracting tissue around an incision. The apparatus includes a member having an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface. An adjustable aperture is definable within the inner peripheral surface as the member is adjusted between a compressed condition in which the aperture is substantially closed and an expanded condition in which the aperture is substantially open. The apparatus is positioned within a surgical incision in the compressed condition, and is adjusted to the expanded condition in situ to define an opening within the incision through the aperture whereby a surgical field may be viewed and/or accessed.
申请公布号
EP1051111(B1)
申请公布日期
2006.05.03
申请号
EP19990906688
申请日期
1999.01.29
申请人
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
发明人
COSGROVE, DELOS, M.;MYERS, KEITH;RHEE, RICHARD;LOWE, NORMA, L.