Patent ID: 7951077

Claim:
An endoscopic retractor, comprising: a curved shaft; a tubular member connected to the shaft, the tubular member including a hollow endoscope guide portion formed integrally with a generally flattened blade portion, wherein the endoscope guide portion transitions into the blade portion such that an end of the blade extends beyond an end of the endoscope guide along a blade axis; and a secondary blade pivotably attached to the blade portion of the tubular member, the secondary blade having a closed position wherein a first end of the secondary blade is generally aligned with the blade axis and overlying an end of the blade portion, and the secondary blade having an open position wherein the first end is generally out of alignment with the blade axis and the blade portion end, thereby increasing an effective combined width of the first end and the blade portion end, the secondary blade including a generally arcuate second end having a securing mechanism comprising flanges sized to snap fit onto the tubular member for fixing the position of the secondary blade with respect to the tubular member.