Patent ID: 7300400

Claim:
A pediatric liver retractor, comprising: a supporting shaft configured for placement traversing a pediatric abdominal wall; a hook portion configured in a substantially U-shape that defines a hook aperture and a hook depth configured and dimensioned for supporting and retracting a pediatric liver while minimizing or avoiding liver damage to provide access to a surgical site, the hook portion extending from the supporting shaft on a first side of the U-shape; and an insertion tip extending from a second side of the U-shape at a tip angle and with a tip length selected to facilitate insertion of the tip into a laparoscopic incision and rotation during insertion of the hook within the incision to a retracted position in which the tip at least partly faces an internal side of the abdominal wall and at least the hook portion can support and at least partly retract the liver, while substantially minimizing or avoiding the likelihood of damaging internal organs during insertion and rotation to the retracted position in a pediatric patient, wherein the first side of the U-shape extends generally along a first plane, and the tip angle is selected such that the insertion tip is angled downwardly away from the liver when the hook portion is in the retracted position and, with respect to the first plane, by a downward tip angle of about 10° and 30°.