New autostatic surgical retractor in head and neck surgery

Adequate exposure of the operative field is important inall operations, and head and neck surgery encompassesseveral techniques including microscopic, endoscopic, andopen operations. Conventional self-retaining stainless steelretractors can both hinder a complete view and obstruct theplacement of other instruments. These devices often requireadjustment, their prongs are sharp, and they keep tissues intraction by increasing the stretch and injury to the wound.1The ReeTrakt (Insightra Inc. – Irvine, CA, USA) is a newdisposable retractor that was first used in the treatment of anarteriovenous fistula. The retractor used had an ergonomichook made of polycarbonate, the tip of which was too largeto be used in head and neck surgery