Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : May 10, 2017 - May 13, 2017
We develop a device that fixes and holds opened parts and organs of surgeons instead of hook assistants. In the conventional surgical retractor, it is necessary to manipulate all the knobs for joint fixation of each joint to keep its attitude. The proposed retractor has a new mechanism that can lock and release all joints by turning just one lever. The locking mechanism of each joint consists of miter gears, slide mechanism, and screws. Each universal joint is installed in each joint. The link connecting the joints has a central axis. These universal joints and central axes are the valid elements for interlocking the locking and releasing mechanism of all joints.
