Patent ID: 8734336

Claim:
A wound retractor device, comprising: a distal member for insertion into a wound opening; a proximal member for location externally of the wound opening; a connecting member extending at least between the distal member and the proximal member, at least part of the connecting member being movable relative to the proximal member to shorten the length of the connecting member located between the distal member and the proximal member for retracting laterally sides of the wound opening; a guide slot radially extending substantially normal to a longitudinal axis of the proximal member to guide movement of the connecting member relative to the proximal member, through which at least part of the connecting member changes its direction to substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the wound retractor device and outward substantially normal to the longitudinal axis of the proximal member; and a protector separated from the connecting member, wherein the protector is configured to protect the retracted wound opening, being located radially outside the connecting member, and wherein the protector includes a distal member engaging end at the distal member, and an end opposite the distal member engaging end terminating distal of the slot and being configured to extend along a distal end of the proximal member.