Device for converting a surgical instrument into a spreader

A system comprising a surgical instrument and a device configured for providing a spreading function to the surgical instrument 5 mm in diameter, wherein the surgical instrument 5 mm in diameter comprises a linear body of circular cross-section, wherein the device comprises a body comprising:

• a first side, and
• a second side—comprising:
• at least two grooves configured to perform a folding of the body—;
• a housing configured to receive the linear body of circular section of the surgical instrument, and
• two tabs—having a section with a circular sector shape and spaced a distance apart such that the linear body of circular section—can be housed between the tabs—, wherein the body—is configured to adopt two positions:
• a U-shaped folded position formed by at least three different sections of the body with different planes and separated by the at least two grooves—, and
• a flat unfolded position, wherein in the flat unfolded position the housing and the two tabs are configured to simultaneously receive the linear body;
• and
• wherein the surgical instrument is a laparoscopic instrument.