Patent ID: 7112172

Claim:
A retraction system, comprising: a shaft configured and dimensioned to be inserted into a body cavity; a retractor device selectively positionable within a lumen of the shaft, the retractor device includes a pair of resilient bands secured to one another at a first end and a second end, and a sheath encasing the pair of resilient bands, the retractor device includes a biased first configuration, wherein the pair of resilient bands each have a substantially linear configuration and wherein the retractor device is positionable within the lumen of the shaft, and at least a second configuration, wherein the pair of resilient bands each have an arcuate profile, for retraction of the body organ, wherein the retractor device automatically assumes a second configuration when withdrawn from the shaft; and at least one securement member operatively coupled to the retractor device for securing the retractor device to a wall of the body cavity, wherein the at least one securement member includes a plurality of sutures operatively coupled to each end of opposite ends of the retractor device.