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Lone Star®

Retractor System and Elastic Stays

About

Lone Star® Retractor System and Elastic Stays

  • Retractor rings are flexible by design, while the elastic stays quickly and safely adapt the retractor ring to site anatomy

  • Self-retaining retractors provide exceptional visibility and access to patient anatomy

  • Can be used with or without a wide variety of accompanying stays that can be repositioned to reveal additional layers as the surgery progresses

  • Used for transvaginal procedures, including many common pelvic repair and reconstruction surgeries

  • Used for transanal procedures, for treatment of anal and rectal cancer, as well as benign transanal and anorectal conditions

  • Used in an array of microvascular breast procedures

  • Used in an array of reconstructive urology procedures

About

Lone Star® Reusable Retractor Rings

  • For a wide range of surgical procedures

  • Excellent visibility

  • Articulated design

  • Adapts and repositions quickly, without placing undue pressure on delicate tissues

  • Adjustable tension for optimal exposure

  • Frees up OR staff

  • Resilient aluminum and durable stainless steel construction stand up to repeated use

3  SIMPLE STEPS

Place Ring around initial incision. Insert Elastic Stay hooks into tissue and retract in directly opposing quadrants.

Reposition or add hooks throughout procedure to maintain balanced retraction.

When closing, place stays along axis of the incision to create tension to facilitate precise staple or suture placement.