Access platform for internal mammary dissection

Abstract

Abstract An access platform (10) having a first and a second blade (50,51) interconnected to a spreader member (12) that laterally drives the blades apart or together and a sternal pad (80,81) interconnected to a blade. The superior blade is pivotally coupled to the spreader member such that it naturally rises as the blades are separated. Alternatively, a vertical displacement member is operably interconnected to a blade and the spreader member and is used to vertically displace the interconnected superior blade and, thus, increase a surgeon's working space and visual access for the dissection of an internal mammary artery. A tissue retractor (70,71) is interconnected to the blades to draw the soft tissue around an incision away from the surgeon's working area.

Inventors

• 👤 Charles S. Taylor
• 👤 William N. Aldrich
• 👤 Federico J. Benetti
• 👤 Richard M. Ferrari
• 👤 Robert G. Matheny
• 👤 Dwight P. Morejohn
• 👤 Brent Regan
• 👤 Eugene E. Reis
• 👤 Ivan Sepetka
• 👤 William F. Witt
• 👤 Richard S. Ginn

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