Retractor cover
A sterile, sock-like sleeve made of synthetic polymer intended to cover the blade of a surgical retractor (e.g., abdominal retractor) to reduce tissue trauma/tissue adhesion during retraction of tissues. This is a single-use device.
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Neurosurgical retractor, self-retaining
A surgical instrument for separating and/or drawing aside nervous system structures or other tissues to permit examination or intervention. Once set, this retractor maintains its set position. It is made of high-grade stainless steel. This is a reusable dev...
Fibreoptic retractor handle
A hand-held surgical instrument with an integral fibreoptic bundle intended to accept a retractor blade (not included) to: 1) enable manipulation of the blade during non-self-retaining surgical retraction of tissues; and 2) provide illumination of deep surg...
Skin/tissue hook
A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to hook skin or tissue in order to grasp, apply traction, and lift the skin/tissue during a surgical intervention. It is typically a shaft-like instrument with small double hooks at the distal end and a handle...
Panniculus skin-adhesive retractor, reusable
A noninvasive adhesive band/tape intended to be adhered to the skin to retract panniculus abdominal tissue following surgery, to facilitate healing of the surgical wound. It is typically used on bariatric patients or patients with redundant tissue following...
Vaginal retractor, self-retaining
A self-locking, surgical instrument, used for separating the edges of the vagina and holding back the tissue allowing a surgical intervention or examination. The instrument may resemble a large pair of scissors or have an open circle design with pointed, bl...
Panniculus skin-adhesive retractor
A noninvasive adhesive band/tape intended to be adhered to the skin to retract panniculus abdominal tissue during surgery, to facilitate access to the operative site by the surgeon. It is typically used on bariatric patients or patients with redundant tissu...
Plastic surgery retractor, self-retaining
A self-locking, surgical instrument, used for separating the edges or drawing aside the margins of a surgical incision, tissue or other body parts to expose or access underlying anatomical structure during a plastic surgical procedure. The instrument may re...
Hand-held surgical retractor, reusable
A hand-held, non-self-retaining surgical instrument intended to be used to separate/draw aside the margins of a wound/incision to allow access to tissues/organs during open surgery; it is not dedicated to ophthalmic surgery or small nerve/vessel retraction,...
Self-retaining surgical retractor, reusable
A hand-operated, self-retaining, one-piece surgical instrument intended to be used to separate/draw aside the margins of a wound/incision to allow access to tissues/organs during open surgery; it is not intended to retract the ribs and is not dedicated to o...
Soft-tissue surgical hook, reusable
A hand-held, shaft-like, manual surgical instrument designed for hooking and applying traction to specific soft-tissues of interest (e.g., skin, vessel, organ, and/or duct), to facilitate surgical intervention; it is not dedicated to separating or drawing a...
Nerve/vessel retractor
A hand-held, non-self-retaining surgical instrument intended to be used for retracting a nerve, tendon, or blood vessel to separate it from the surrounding tissue primarily to allow access to other tissues during a surgical intervention. It is a shaft-like ...
Hand-held dental retractor
A hand-held, non-self-retaining dental instrument intended to be used to manually displace soft tissues of the oral cavity to improve their visualization and access, and to afford them protection during oral surgical procedures. It is typically a metallic d...
Laminectomy retractor, self-retaining
A self-locking, surgical instrument, used for separating the edges or drawing aside the margins of a surgical incision to permit excision of the lamina of the vertebral posterior arch; this can be necessary to expose a portion of the spinal cord for removal...
Soft-tissue surgical hook, reusable
A hand-held, shaft-like, manual surgical instrument designed for hooking and applying traction to specific soft-tissues of interest (e.g., skin, vessel, organ, and/or duct) to allow surgical intervention on those tissues. It is not primarily designed for pu...
General external orthopaedic fixation system implantation kit, reusable
A collection of mostly instruments intended to be used to manipulate and prepare soft-tissue and bone for the adjustment or placement of the implantable components of an external orthopaedic fixation system in various skeletal areas (e.g., bones of limbs, s...
Hand-held surgical retractor, single-use
A hand-held, non-self-retaining surgical instrument intended to be used to separate/draw aside the margins of a wound/incision to allow access to tissues/organs during open surgery; it is not dedicated to ophthalmic surgery or small nerve/vessel retraction,...
Orthopaedic retractor
A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to separate and/or draw back tissues to permit access to skeletal structures for examination or intervention. It is made of high-grade stainless steel. This is a reusable device.
Periocular/lacrimal retractor, hand-held, reusable
A hand-held, non-self-retaining, ophthalmic surgical instrument intended to be used to separate periocular tissues and/or draw aside the margins of a periocular surgical wound during an ophthalmic intervention (e.g., eyelid retraction, lacrimal sac access)....
Intraocular retractor, reusable
A dedicated ophthalmic surgical instrument intended to be used explicitly for the temporary mechanical retraction/dilatation of intraocular tissues (e.g., iris) during ophthalmic surgery. It is typically a small hook-like device which may include a retentio...
Self-retaining surgical retractor, single-use
A sterile, hand-operated, self-retaining, one-piece surgical instrument intended to be used to separate/draw aside the margins of a wound/incision to allow access to tissues/organs during open surgery; it is not intended to retract the ribs and is not dedic...
Radial surgical retractor
A sterile surgical device intended to be inserted across a surgical incision to separate the margins of the incision to create a conduit to the underlying organs/tissues during hand-assisted minimally-invasive and open surgery. It consists of an external an...
Soft-tissue surgical hook, single-use
A hand-held, shaft-like, manual surgical instrument designed for hooking and applying traction to specific soft-tissues of interest (e.g., skin, vessel, organ, and/or duct), to facilitate surgical intervention; it is not dedicated to separating or drawing a...
Surgical self-retaining retractor, reusable
A hand-operated, self-retaining, one-piece surgical instrument intended to be used to separate/draw aside the margins of a wound/incision to allow access to tissues/organs during open surgery; it is not intended to retract the ribs and is not dedicated to o...
Intraocular retractor, single-use
A sterile, dedicated ophthalmic surgical instrument intended to be used explicitly for the temporary mechanical retraction/dilatation of intraocular tissues (e.g., iris) during ophthalmic surgery. It is typically a self-retaining ring/frame or a small hook-...
Abdominal retractor, hand-held
A surgical instrument designed to be held by the surgeon or assistant to separate the margins of an abdominal incision, typically during deep surgery, to expose or access organs or tissues for examination or intervention. The instrument consists of a blunt-...
Robotic surgical retractor
A surgical device intended to be used in conjunction with a robotic surgical system to enable retraction of tissues during a robotic endoscopic procedure. It is designed as a long shaft with a distal retracting mechanism (e.g., fan-like opening blades), and...
Periocular/lacrimal retractor, self-retaining
A self-retaining, ophthalmic surgical instrument intended to be used to draw aside the margins of a periocular surgical wound, typically to access the nasolacrimal duct/lacrimal sac during an ophthalmic intervention; it is not intended to retract tissues of...
Abdominal retractor, self-retaining, fixed
A self-locking, surgical instrument used to separate the margins of an abdominal incision typically during deep or extensive surgery, to expose or access organs or tissues for examination or intervention. The instrument has a flat, blunt-edged blade that ma...
Lung spatula
A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to manipulate the pulmonary tissue/surfaces of the lungs during a surgical intervention in the thorax. It typically consists of a large flat blunt blade (no sharp edges) at the distal end and a strong handle a...