Aufricht Nasal Retractor
Hand-held nasal retractor of the Aufricht pattern with a broad blade, used to lift nasal skin and soft tissue for exposure in nasal surgery.
Balfour Abdominal Retractor
Large self-retaining abdominal retractor with two lateral blades and a central bladder blade, used to hold a laparotomy wound open.
Cloward Retractor
Self-retaining cervical spine retractor (Cloward type) with a frame and interchangeable blade pairs, used to hold tissue apart during anterior neck surgery.
Deaver Retractor
Hand-held deep abdominal retractor with a broad, smoothly curved blade, invented by surgeon John Blair Deaver, used to retract organs and deep incisions.
Desmarres Lid Retractor
Curved hand-held lid retractor named after ophthalmologist Louis-Auguste Desmarres, used to lift and evert the eyelid; larger versions serve elsewhere.
Gelpi Retractor
Self-retaining retractor with two pointed hooked arms and a ratchet lock, the Gelpi pattern, used to hold small or shallow incisions open.
Hohmann Retractor
Orthopaedic bone lever with a narrow tip, used to lever soft tissue away and expose bone during orthopaedic surgery.
Kocher Retractor
Hand-held retractor of the Kocher pattern, made with a blunt blade or with sharp hooks, used to hold back tissue during open surgery.
Langenbeck Retractor
Hand-held right-angled blade retractor of the Langenbeck pattern, used to hold back wound edges and soft tissue in general and orthopaedic surgery.
Love Nerve Root Retractor
Slender hand-held retractor with a small blunt tip, made straight or angled, used to hold a nerve root or dura gently aside during spinal surgery.
Meyerding Retractor
Hand-held retractor of the Meyerding pattern with a deep blade, used to retract muscle during spinal (laminectomy) surgery.
Ribbon Retractor
Flat, malleable strip retractor that can be bent to the shape needed, used to hold back organs and tissue in deep surgical wounds.
Richardson-Eastman Retractor
Double-ended hand-held abdominal retractor (Richardson-Eastman pattern) with a different-sized blade at each end, used to retract deep abdominal incisions.
Surgical Retractors
Instruments that hold back wound edges, organs and tissue so the surgeon can see and reach the operative site; hand-held or self-retaining.
Volkmann Retractor
Hand-held rake retractor with sharp or blunt prongs on a curved head, named after Richard von Volkmann, used to hold back skin and tissue.
Weitlaner Retractor
Self-retaining rake retractor with toothed arms and a ratchet, designed by Franz Weitlaner, used to hold shallow incisions open.
Abdominal Retractor (According to Balfour, Full Blades)
Bio Medical Instruments
- Model no.
- BMI-1224
Abdominal Retractor (According to Kirschner, Angled, Complete)
Bio Medical Instruments
- Model no.
- BMI-1228
Abdominal Retractor (According to O’Sullivan-O’Connor)
Bio Medical Instruments
- Model no.
- BMI-1229
Abdominal Retractor (According to Ricard, Complete)
Bio Medical Instruments
- Model no.
- BMI-1230
Ackerman Face Lift Retractor
Accurate Surgical & Scientific Instruments (ASSI)
- Model no.
- ASSI.AG519326
Alm Retractors
Accurate Surgical & Scientific Instruments (ASSI)
- Model no.
- ASSI.ATK1744010
- Size
- 10cm · 4mm
Alm Retractors
Accurate Surgical & Scientific Instruments (ASSI)
- Model no.
- ASSI.ATK1744110
- Size
- 10cm · 8mm
Alm Retractors
Accurate Surgical & Scientific Instruments (ASSI)
- Model no.
- ASSI.ATK1744110B
- Size
- 10cm · 8mm
Related companies
Companies whose official catalogue lists instruments in this category.
Accurate Surgical & Scientific Instruments
Westbury, United States
New York supplier of surgical instruments for many specialties, with offices on both US coasts.
Rigor Instruments
Sialkot, Pakistan
Sialkot surgical instrument manufacturer with its own factory, offering spine, laparoscopy and obstetrics instruments and custom orders.