Patent ID: 8007515

Claim:
A surgical device, comprising: a surgical retractor having first and second oppositely disposed retractor portions operatively coupled by connecting structure and defining a space therebetween through which a surgical site is accessed; a suture retention device operatively coupled to said surgical retractor and adapted for retaining a surgical suture relative to said surgical retractor during a surgical intervention, said suture retention device comprising: a first member having a first suture contact surface; and a second member having a second suture contact surface, said second member being rotatable relative to said first member; said first member and second member configured and sized to create a retention slot therebetween for receiving a portion of the surgical suture; attachment structure on at least one of said first or second retractor portions and adapted to retain surgical instruments for use with said surgical retractor; and a suture guide channel on said surgical retractor and positioned between said retention slot and said space, whereby said suture guide channel is adapted to direct the suture from the surgical site to said retention slot between said first and second members; wherein said first and second suture contact surfaces cooperate to frictionally retain the surgical suture relative to said surgical retractor when said suture portion is placed within said retention slot and said second member rotates relative to said first member to bring said first and second contact surfaces into contact with the suture portion.