Malleable retractor
Long, thin, flat metal blade with no fixed shape: it is manually bent into whatever shape is needed during the operation.
How it is used
Gentle protection and retraction of organs and bowel in open abdominal surgery, when no preformed retractor fits the angle needed.
Clinical tip
Being thin and flexible, it requires a careful instrument count at closure: the literature has reported cases of malleable retractors left behind in the abdominal cavity.
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.