Patent ID: 8449461
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical retractor comprising: a support body including a plurality of support members that are adapted to be inserted below an organ of a human body which is positioned over a surgical area in the body of a patient to lift the organ of the human body in an upward direction, the plurality of support members being fastened to a joint, wherein end portions of the support members are provided with fixing hooks; a protective film member joined to the support body to cover a region between the support members, and configured to enclose and protect a lower surface of the organ of the human body; and a fastening fixture configured to be fastened to the support body to lift and fix the organ of the human body in an upward direction, wherein the fastening fixture includes a fixing body configured to penetrate the skin of the human body adjacent to the surgical area of the patient, the fixing body including a fixing plate adapted to be seated on the skin of the human body adjacent to the surgical area and having a wire hole formed in its center portion; and a bridge member adapted to be inserted into the body of the patient through the wire hole, and locked to one of the fixing hooks of the support members to lift the support body in an upward direction wherein the support body includes: a first support member having an end portion positioned on the joint; and second and third support members fastened to the joint at one end of each to rotate around the joint in a leftward direction and a rightward direction, respectively, with respect to the first support member.