Self-retaining brain retractor system (Leyla/Greenberg)
A system made of a fixation base anchored either to the patient's own head or to a separate cranial frame, articulated or flexible arms, and one or more malleable blades (spatulas) that hold back brain tissue once positioned.
How it is used
Provides stable, hands-free brain retraction during tumor resection, aneurysm clipping, microvascular decompression and other prolonged intracranial and skull-base approaches.
Sources
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History
Added to the catalog on 2026-10-02.
Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.