Patent ID: 8512237

Claim:
A medical-surgical device for colo-proctological pathologies, comprising a one-piece retractor body which has been integrally provided as a single piece, the retractor body (a) having a direction of development along a prevalent axis, (b) having a distal end insertable in an anal cavity, and (c) having a proximal end, the retractor body having a side wall connecting the distal end to the proximal end; a handle, connected to the retractor body adjacent the proximal end for facilitating manoeuverability of the retractor body internally of the anal cavity; an illuminator for generating a light beam directed from the proximal end towards the distal end; wherein the one-piece retractor body comprises a cavity afforded internally thereof in the side wall, the cavity extending from the proximal end of the one-piece retractor body towards the distal end of the one-piece retractor body, and wherein the illuminator is entirely contained internally of the cavity for generating the light beam directly internally of the retractor body, the cavity having a closed front side and an open rear side, the cavity being enclosed by a top, laterally-developing walls and a bottom, the open rear side being uncovered.