SURGICAL RETRACTOR
The invention relates to a surgical retractor, in particular for retracting a divided sternum, comprising a first retention mechanism (12) and a second retention mechanism (14) which each have a retracting arm (16, 18) with at least one retention element (26) held thereon, a holding mechanism (28) for holding the retention mechanisms (12, 14) on each other, and a drive mechanism (46) with which the distance between the retracting arms (16, 18) along a retraction distance (20) can be changed in order to transfer to a retracting position. In order to provide a retractor of this type that is compact and easy to handle, the invention proposes that the retention mechanisms (12, 14) each have a holding arm (30, 32) connected to the respective retracting arm (16, 18), wherein both holding arms (30, 32) couple to the drive mechanism (46) and, by means of the latter, are displaceable relative to each other, and relative to the holding mechanism (28), along a displacement direction (20).