Patent ID: 6875172

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a substantially pliable sheet-like member including a first perimeter side, further including a plurality of first attachment sites spaced along the first perimeter side and defining a plurality of apertures, further including a second perimeter side opposing the first perimeter side, and further including a plurality of second attachment sites spaced along the second perimeter side; a first surgical retractor defining an aperture; a first substantially elastic coupling extending between one of the first attachment sites and the first surgical retractor, the first coupling including an elastic member including a first portion and a second portion, the first coupling further including a catch member engaged with the first portion of the elastic member, the first coupling further including a first fastener extending from the catch member through the aperture defined by the first retractor, and the first coupling further including a second fastener extending from the second portion of the elastic member through at least one of the apertures defined by plurality of first attachment sites; a second surgical retractor; and a second substantially elastic coupling extending between one of the second attachment sites and the second surgical retractor; wherein the plurality of first attachment sites and the opposing plurality of second attachment sites facilitate varying a direction of a respective pulling force applied by each surgical retractor.