Muscle retractor for spine surgery

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9307973
APP PUB NO 20140221761A1
SERIAL NO

13901539

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Provided is a muscle retractor for spine surgery including: first and second retractors having blades configured to support a spine and muscles, and insertion blocks extending from the blades and having facing open surfaces; an expander having expansion arms slidably inserted into the insertion blocks of the first and second retractors, a gear rack movably installed at both of the expansion arms and having a gear section formed at one surface thereof, and a ratchet installed at the expansion arm moving along the gear rack and locked to or released from the gear section of the gear rack; a slider accessibly inserted into the blade of the first retractor or the second retractor in a projected state; and an auxiliary plate pivotally installed at a lower portion of the blade of the first retractor of the first and second retractors supporting the muscles.

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SOONCHUNHYANG UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION22 SOONCHUNHYANG-RO SINCHANG-MYEON ASAN-SI CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO 31538

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Im, Soo-Bin Bucheon-si, KR 1 3

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