Patent ID: 8915847

Claim:
A retractor holder to engage with a support ring, said retractor holder comprising: a body portion; a retractor locking portion; a multi-position ratchet mechanism; and a support ring mating portion; said body portion having a bore for insertion of a retractor handle; said retractor locking portion having a spring-loaded pawl, a leading edge of said pawl configured to mate with teeth of the retractor handle to lock the retractor handle in a fixed position; said multi-position ratchet mechanism including a pivot housing extending from said support ring mating portion to pivot with said body portion for pivoting in or away from a wound; said support ring mating portion having a slot with an opening on an opposite surface from said leading edge of said pawl to slide onto said support ring; and a plurality of dowel pins in said slot of said support ring mating portion, each dowel pin having a radius to engage with an indentation on said support ring and a portion of each of two pins of said plurality of dowel pins extending externally of said slot.