Patent ID: 7195593

Claim:
A ligament retractor assembly comprising: a first retractor paddle having a lever section and a first retaining section and a second retaining section, said lever section extending from said first and second retaining sections, each of said first and second retaining sections having an opening therein; a second retractor paddle having a lever section and a first retaining section and a second retaining section, said lever section of said second retractor paddle extending from said first and second retaining sections of said second retractor paddle, said each of first and second retaining sections of said second retractor paddle having an opening therein; a first member having one end received by said opening of said first retaining section of said first retractor paddle and an opposite end received by said opening of said first retaining section of said second retractor paddle; and a second member having one end received by said opening of said second retaining section of said first retractor paddle and an opposite end received by said opening of said second retaining section of said second retractor paddle.