A sterile, hand-operated, self-retaining, one-piece surgical instrument intended to be used to separate/draw aside the margins of a wound/incision to allow access to tissues/organs during open surgery; it is not intended to retract the ribs and is not dedicate
| Company | Devices | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Surgical, Inc. | 42 | 30% |
| Neo Medical Sa | 22 | 16% |
| Sklar Corporation | 16 | 12% |
| Biopro, Inc. | 14 | 10% |
| Surgical Principals, Inc | 8 | 6% |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 6 | 4% |
| Medtronic Navigation, Inc. | 6 | 4% |
| Aesculap Ag | 4 | 3% |
| Teleflex Incorporated | 4 | 3% |
| Med Saver, Inc. | 4 | 3% |
| Covidien Lp | 4 | 3% |
| Medacta International Sa | 3 | 2% |
Company = labeler of record on GUDID. 18 companies in total; top 12 shown. Click headers to sort.
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| Code | Name | Devices |
|---|---|---|
| KAL | Retractor, Ent | 42 |
| GAD | Retractor | 39 |
| GAD | RETRACTOR | 21 |
| HWN | Instrument, Compression | 14 |
| FFO | RETRACTOR, SELF-RETAINING | 13 |
| HAO | INSTRUMENT, SURGICAL, NON-POWERED | 4 |
Use these as the dimensions to specify in a tender line.
139 device records in commercial distribution are listed on the FDA Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID) under the GMDN category "Self-retaining surgical retractor, single-use", from 18 companies. The largest labeler is Novo Surgical, Inc. with 30% of records.
KAL (Retractor, Ent), GAD (Retractor), GAD (RETRACTOR), HWN (Instrument, Compression)
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Source: FDA AccessGUDID (AccessGUDID full release 2 Nov 2026); counts are device records in commercial distribution grouped by GMDN preferred term; companies are labelers of record. Information only — US listing is not a registration in the UAE or GCC; verify with the regulator. © Consulting Wallah — CC BY‑NC‑ND.