      <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt">Balfour Retractors are used to clearly expose the surgical site during surgeries so that the surgeon can see what he or she is doing, and they work in a variety of ways. </P>      <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt">This particular retractor consists of a long rod with two attached loops on either side and a central retractor blade. The loops can be pushed apart to open up the wound, and a ratcheting device holds them in place. The central blade can be raised or lowered to increase the view of the surgical field. This Particular Retractor differs from other Balfour Retractors simply because it is Medium in size. All other Balfour Retractors are usually Large in size.</P>      