Surgical extractor

A surgical extractor comprising:

• a first arm having a proximal end and a distal end;
• a second arm having a proximal end and a distal end;
• an adjustment assembly operatively connected to the first and second arms, the adjustment assembly including:
• distinct first and second links pivotably connected to a first side of the first arm,
• distinct third and fourth links pivotably connected to a first side of the second arm,
• distinct fifth and sixth links pivotably connected to a second side of the first arm,
• distinct seventh and eighth links pivotably connected to a second side of the second arm,
• wherein each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth links have a first end and a second end, and wherein each of the first end and the second end comprise openings, and
• an adjustment mechanism including:
• a driven shaft rotatable relative to the first and second arms and operable to move the first arm and the second arm toward one another into an operative position by respective inward pivoting of the first and second links and of the third and fourth links, and
• a drive shaft for driving rotation of the driven shaft;
• and
• a bracket extending alongside the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth links.