Patent ID: 7691058

Claim:
A surgical retractor device comprising: a frame comprising a plurality of notches disposed about a periphery of the frame; at least one retracting member configured for being secured to the frame, the at least one retracting member comprising: a housing containing a post at one end thereof, the post configured to engage with one of the plurality of notches disposed about the periphery of the frame; a spring-biased rotatable member rotationally mounted on an axle within the housing, the spring-biased rotatable member being operatively coupled to a torsion spring affixed at one end to the housing; a tension line secured at a proximal end to the spring-biased rotatable member; and a tissue securing member disposed at a distal end of the tension line, wherein the spring-biased rotatable member is biased to null the tension line and the tissue securing member into the housing.