Patent ID: 7156805

Claim:
A surgical retractor system, comprising: (a) a support frame; (b) at least one instrument mounting assembly including: (i) a first driver handle assembly, the first driver handle assembly securing the mounting assembly to the support frame; (ii) a loading member, the loading member coupling instruments to the mounting assembly; and (iii) a rotational member, the rotational member providing for rotational or angular motion of the instruments about the support frame; (c) at least one adjustable blade holder coupled to the loading member of the mounting assembly, wherein the blade holder comprises: (1) a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; (2) a retention clip coupled to the distal end of the shaft, the retention clip formed to slidably accept a retraction blade; and (3) a moveable handle coupled to the proximal end of the shaft, wherein actuation of the moveable handle secures the retraction blade to the retention clip or releases the retraction blade from the retention clip and wherein the moveable handle controls an amount of tissue retraction by the retraction blade; and (d) at least one retraction blade coupled to the blade holder.