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THOMPSON SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC.

THOMPSON SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. Patent applications
Patent application number	Title	Published
20100217089	Surgical Retractor with Locking Blade - Certain embodiments provide surgical retractors that include an arm and a blade, the arm including an opening and a first notched surface comprising a plurality of notches that extend radially outward from the opening, the blade including a nipple and a second notched surface comprising a plurality of notches that extend radially outward from the nipple. Attaching the blade to the arm such that the notched surfaces mate can secure the blade relative to the arm such that the blade cannot swivel radially about the opening. Certain embodiments provide methods for securing a retractor blade that can include inserting a nipple on a retractor blade into an opening and mating a first notched surface comprising a plurality of notches that extend radially outward from the opening with a second notched surface comprising a plurality of notches that extend radially outward from the nipple.	08-26-2010
20100185060	Low Profile Surgical Retractor - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a retractor clamp for a low profile retractor system including a spreader including first and second arms joined by a cross-bar, wherein the first and second arms define an arm level. The retractor clamp includes a gripping assembly, a main body, an extension arm, a retractor blade arm, and a securement assembly. The gripping assembly is sized and adapted to engage at least one of the first arm, second arm, and cross-bar, wherein the retractor clamp is movably and securably joined along the at least one of the first arm, second arm, and cross-bar at substantially the arm level. The retractor blade arm is joined to the main body by the extension arm, and is positioned at a retractor blade arm level above the arm level. The retractor blade arm is sized and adapted to accept a blade clamp for securing a retractor blade thereto. The securement assembly includes an adjustment member sized and adapted to be accessible by an operator at an elevation substantially at the arm level. The securement assembly is operatively connected to the gripping assembly.	07-22-2010