Patent ID: 8221316

Claim:
A suction retraction instrument comprising: a suction tube having a distal end and having a proximal end suitable for attachment to a suction hose; a retractor including a body extending along an outside of the suction tube; a suction nozzle secured to a distal end of the body; and means for retaining the suction tube adjacent the retractor, the means for retaining being secured to the body, the means for retaining being dimensioned to allow the suction tube to slide within the means for retaining upon manual pulling of the suction tube, wherein a proximal end of the suction nozzle is dimensioned to engage the distal end of the suction tube in a sealing relationship, and wherein the suction tube has a first position in which the distal end of the suction tube seals with the suction nozzle at the distal end of the body, and wherein the suction tube has a second position in which the distal end of the suction tube is near the means for retaining thereby interrupting suction through the suction nozzle.