Retraction Devices and Methods of its Use and Manufacture

US 9,999,414 and US 10,660,630 cover medical device systems and methods of making and using the systems, and are available for sale through IPApproach.

US Patents

2 granted

Availability

For Sale

Patents Included

• US 9,999,414↗
• US 10,660,630↗

Technology Highlights

• The retraction device is to be designed to engage patient tissue with a flexible material that minimizes maximum forces exerted on the patients' tissues and bones.
• The retraction device is designed with an area moment of inertia and modulus of elasticity in mind to account for the engagement of more than one type of tissue in a single instance.
• The minimization of local stresses applied to the patient's tissues during thoracic retraction in turn reduce surgical damage to the patient's intercostal and inter-sternal tissue which is a notable complication for patients after surgery.

Overview

IPApproach, LLC is pleased to present the exclusive Contour Surgical Inc. patents for sale "Retraction devices and methods of its use and manufacture" which includes U.S. Granted Patents US 9,999,414B2, US 10,660,630 B2, and US 20200289106 A1. The IP relates to medical device systems and methods of making and using the systems. Particularly, it relates to retraction devices for separating ribs for thoracic surgeries, as well as methods of making and using the retraction devices. The IP defines technologies for reducing tissue trauma during thoracic retraction as well as assistive technologies that aid users in the retraction process.

The technology disclosed provides the following advantages:

Listing updated August 21, 2026

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