Patent ID: 7022069

Claim:
A circumferential retractor apparatus comprising: a first retractor paddle having a grasping surface, said first retractor paddle having a body portion with an arm extending outwardly therefrom, said arm supporting said grasping surface; a second retractor paddle having a grasping surface, said second retractor paddle having a body portion with an arm extending outwardly therefrom, said arm of said second retractor paddle supporting said grasping surface of said second retractor paddle; and an elastic member having one end received by said first retractor paddle and an opposite end received by said second retractor paddle, said arm of said first retractor paddle having a hole formed therein, said arm of said second retractor paddle having a hole formed therein, said elastic member having said one end extending through said hole of said first retractor paddle, said elastic member having an opposite end extending through said hole of said second retractor paddle, said body portion of said first retractor paddle having a top edge and a bottom edge, said arm extending outwardly between said top edge and said bottom edge, said body portion of said first retractor paddle having a slot opening at said top edge.