Surgical retractor

摘要

A surgical retractor device (10) for manipulating organs during an endoscopic or laparoscopic surgical procedure. The retractor device (10) includes a loop (18) of material at a distal end of the instrument (10) which is extendable and retractable from the elongated body portion (14) of the instrument (10). The loop (18) of material may be detached (38) to be wrapped about an organ and reattached to secure the organ. Once the organ is secured, the loop of material may be retracted (Fig.3) into the body portion (14) of the instrument (10) to manipulate the organ. <IMAGE>