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New instrument| Volume 124, ISSUE 3, P437, September 1972

A self-retaining retractor

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      Abstract

      A self-retaining retractor fitted to the side rail of the standard operating table is described. This retractor frees the assistant to actively assist the operating surgeon. It provides steady consistent retraction during surgery.
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