Patent ID: 8007492

Claim:
A surgical retractor, comprising: an elongate body comprising a first component and a second component and a connector that connects the first component and the second component; wherein the connector comprises a slot in each of the first and second components, and a guide member on each of the first and second components, each guide member moveable in the slot of an adjacent component; wherein at least one of the first component and the second component is moveable along a length of the slot of an adjacent component, and wherein upon said movement the elongate body moves from a first position to a second position and causes a distance between the first component and the second component to change; wherein the first component and second component comprise at least two retractor blades; and further comprising a third component and a fourth component and a second connector that connects the third component and the fourth component, wherein at least one of the third component and the fourth component is moveable along a length of the second connector and causes a distance between the third component and the fourth component to change, and wherein the first component and the second component are in moveable relation to the third component and the fourth component.