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Retractors
Instrument Identification
| instrument name | visual description |
|---|---|
| Weitlaner Retractor | bent prongs, spring action lever used for soft tissue/muscle retraction |
| Gelpi Retractor | two sharp, hooked ends that are used to grasp and retract tissue Self-retaining retractors remain in place once they are positioned |
| Balfour Abdominal Retractor | Looks like a bat hanging upside down Self-retaining retractors used to hold open the abdominal walls during surgery |
| Army-Navy Retractors (2) | straight body with one large and one small blade on the ends hand held by a surgical assistant to retract skin, fat or muscle |
| Senn Retractors (3) | straight body with one curved "fork" end straight body with one wide flat rounded end straight body with two thin ends one like a hook and one like a thin rounded end hand held by a surgical assistant to retract skin, fat or muscle |