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Wound protector-retractor

Two rigid rings joined by a cylindrical polymer sleeve, placed in the extraction incision.

How it is used

Protects wound edges and keeps them retracted during specimen extraction in laparoscopic resections, reducing wound infection; combined with a gel cap, enables hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery.

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