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Abdominal/Balfour-Type Retractors are the chief self-retaining retractors for keeping the abdominal wall pulled back. Resultantly, this helps surgeons have a clear view during surgery, ensuring careful manipulations. Furthermore, the abdominal walls are sensitive and prone to damage if not handled carefully. Therefore, we provide the safest retracting tools to keep the walls and incisions healthy. Grey Medical stands peerless when it comes to manufacturing safe and efficient abdominal retractors. We have a vast variety to suit every surgical need. 

What makes Grey Medical’s Abdominal/Balfour-Type Retractors Rise Above the Competition?

At our manufacturing facility, the seamless functioning of medical instruments is given utmost importance. Quality retractors allow the practitioners to push aside the tissues and organs carefully without harming the healthy tissues. Given the different thicknesses of the abdominal wall, we have different configurations and blade types available.

Key features

The following key features make Grey Medical’s Abdominal/Balfour-Type Retractors unique, precisely: 

  • Self-retaining mechanism: This retractor uses a ratchet or screw lock to hold the surgical opening. This significantly decreases the chances of developing muscular strain during long surgical hours.
  • Multiple blades: Typically, a Balfour retractor has a main frame with adjustable side blades. However, there is also an interchangeable central blade. The side blades are windowed to retract the edges of the surgical wound. While the central blade is adjustable, enabling the surgeons to retract tissues deeper within the abdominal cavity, such as the bowels.

Examples

Get acquainted with the following major types of Balfour retractor, such as: 

  • Standard Balfour abdominal retractor: In adult patients, surgeons use the standard Balfour abdominal retractor during deep abdominal surgeries.
  • “Baby” Balfour retractor: Similarly, the abdominal surgeries in pediatric patients are seen by the baby Balfour retractor.
  • O’Sullivan-O’Connor abdominal retractor: Typically, practitioners use this retractor during pelvic surgeries.
  • Balfour retractor with detachable blades: Having different blades allows the surgeons to pick and choose from the given variety. Consequently, this helps surgeons in enhancing the patient outcome. 

Efficiently Retract with Grey Medical’s Premium Range

Our premium range holds the ability to enhance your surgical field with better manoeuvrability. Whether you need different blade types of Balfour-type retractors or want to have a different configuration, Grey Medical fulfils every special surgical need. For information and orders, contact us now!