A WOUND RETRACTOR DEVICE

摘要

A wound retractor device (1) comprises a distal ring member (2) for insertion into a wound opening (3), a proximal ring member (4) for location externally of the wound opening (3), and a cylindrical connecting sleeve (5), which extends between the distal ring member (2) and the proximal ring member (4), to retract laterally the sides of the wound opening (3). The device (1) further comprises a rigid ring-shaped platform member (6) to support one or more medical devices in a desired location and/or orientation. The platform member (6) is suitable for location, in use, externally of the wound opening (3). The device (1) also comprises a medical device (16) supported on the platform member (6). The medical device (16) comprises a body portion (9), a gripping member (11), and a rigid arm member (10) to connect the gripping member (11) to the body portion (9). A medical instrument (14) may be then positioned in a "C"-shaped opening (21) of the gripping member (11). The location and/or orientation of the medical instrument (14) may be adjusted by adjusting the arm member (10) and/or the gripping member (11).