US Patent Issued to THOMPSON SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS on July 28 for "Surgical retractor with integrated handle and system" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,852, issued on July 28, was assigned to THOMPSON SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INC. (Traverse City, Mich.).

"Surgical retractor with integrated handle and system" was invented by Daniel K. Farley (Traverse City, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retractor system includes a retractor arm and a retractor. The retractor arm includes an elongated member and a retractor connector coupled to an end of the elongated member. The retractor includes a neck, a blade extending from a distal end of the neck, and a nipple protruding from a top side of the neck at a position toward a proximal end of the neck. The retractor connector includes a port con...