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Patent Number
Date of Patent
November 9, 2010
Patent Application Number
11763113
Date Filed
June 14, 2007
Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A surgical apparatus. The apparatus includes a handle structure, a shaft structure coupled to the handle structure, and a spreading structure coupled to the shaft structure and movable between a compact and an expanded configuration. The apparatus includes a protective sheath of shape-recovery material. The protective sheath covers the entire spreading structure in a substantially form fitting manner in any configuration of the spreading structure including the compact configuration, the expanded configuration and any configurations therebetween.
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