A device for deploying a barrier at a surgical site, said device comprising: a handle including a shaft (12.2) and a grip portion (12.1); an introducer assembly slidably and rotatably coupled to the shaft (12.2), said introducer assembly including an introducer tube (14.1), the distal end (14.1.1) of the introducer tube (14.1) including a distal opening (14.1.1.1) which is contiguous with a slot (14.1.2) formed along at least a portion of a length of the introducer tube (14.1); a beam assembly coupled to a distal end of the shaft (12.2); and a flag adapted to receive a barrier and coupled to the beam assembly; wherein the distal opening (14.1.1.1) and the slot (14.1.2) are adapted to receive the flag when the introducer assembly moves from a retracted position to an extended position over the shaft (12.2) and the beam assembly; and wherein the beam assembly includes a distal tip (20.4), wherein at least a portion of the distal tip (20.4) is adapted to be received by the distal opening (14.1.1.1) of the introducer tube (14.1) when the introducer assembly is in the extended position; characterized in that the device further comprises a sleeve coupled to a distal end of the shaft (12.2) to prevent the introducer assembly from sliding distally off the distal end of the shaft (12.2); the introducer assembly further includes an introducer stop (14.2), wherein a distal end of the introducer stop (14.2) is adapted to abut a proximal end of the sleeve to define the extended position of the introducer assembly; and the device further comprises a flex joint coupled to the beam assembly and the distal end of the shaft (12.2), the flex joint being biased in a non-deflected state coaxial with the handle and movable to a deflected state at an angle relative to the handle. a handle including a shaft (12.2) and a grip portion (12.1); an introducer assembly slidably and rotatably coupled to the shaft (12.2), said introducer assembly including an introducer tube (14.1), the distal end (14.1.1) of the introducer tube (14.1) including a distal opening (14.1.1.1) which is contiguous with a slot (14.1.2) formed along at least a portion of a length of the introducer tube (14.1); a beam assembly coupled to a distal end of the shaft (12.2); and a flag adapted to receive a barrier and coupled to the beam assembly; wherein the distal opening (14.1.1.1) and the slot (14.1.2) are adapted to receive the flag when the introducer assembly moves from a retracted position to an extended position over the shaft (12.2) and the beam assembly; and wherein the beam assembly includes a distal tip (20.4), wherein at least a portion of the distal tip (20.4) is adapted to be received by the distal opening (14.1.1.1) of the introducer tube (14.1) when the introducer assembly is in the extended position; characterized in that the device further comprises a sleeve coupled to a distal end of the shaft (12.2) to prevent the introducer assembly from sliding distally off the distal end of the shaft (12.2); the introducer assembly further includes an introducer stop (14.2), wherein a distal end of the introducer stop (14.2) is adapted to abut a proximal end of the sleeve to define the extended position of the introducer assembly; and the device further comprises a flex joint coupled to the beam assembly and the distal end of the shaft (12.2), the flex joint being biased in a non-deflected state coaxial with the handle and movable to a deflected state at an angle relative to the handle.