Patents Assigned to Pular Medica AS
  • Patent number: 6572541
    Abstract: Retractor system to be used in surgery comprising an assistance nipple with a base plate and an adhesive patch underneath for attachment to the patient's skin or a surgical sheet, and a retractor for retracting outwardly and fastening the edges of an incision and capable of releasably fastening to the nipple, and a surgical sheet having a large opening corresponding to the surgical site with a plurality of holes surrounding the large opening through which assistance nipples may protrude. In an alternative embodiment, a ring having a plurality of nipples and adhesive to secure the ring to the patient's skin surrounding a surgical site is provided to hold a plurality of retractors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Pular Medica AS
    Inventor: Alf Petersvik