Surgical retractor

A surgical retractor assembly comprising:

• a first frame segment including a middle section disposed between a first substantially straight end section and a second substantially straight end section;
• a second frame segment including an intermediate section and a pair of end sections projecting from the same side of the intermediate section, said pair of end sections maintaining a substantially parallel orientation with respect to each other, each of said pair of end sections including a top surface and a bottom surface;
• a pair of connectors, the pair of connectors configured for coupling the first frame segment to the second frame segment in order to form a surgical retractor frame;
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• the first substantially straight end section of the first frame segment and the second substantially straight end section of the first frame segment extending from the same side of the middle section, and being outwardly canted away from each other at an angle suitable to reduce a risk of racking when expanding the retractor frame.

A surgical retractor assembly comprising:

• a first frame segment including a middle section disposed between a first end and a second end;
• a second frame segment including an intermediate section and a pair of end sections projecting from the same side of the intermediate section, said pair of end sections maintaining a substantially parallel orientation with respect to
• each other, each of said pair of end sections including a top surface and a bottom surface;
• a pair of connectors, the pair of connectors configured for coupling the first frame segment to the second in order to form a retractor frame, each of the pair of connectors comprising:
• a ratchet housing configured for connecting the ratchet housing to said first frame segment;
• a channel formed within the ratchet housing, the channel being shaped to receive a top surface or a bottom surface of one of the end sections of said second frame segment, said channel being disposed at an angle relative to said one of the end sections received therein so as to reduce a risk of racking when said retractor frame is expanded;
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• a ratchet fastener configured for holding the one of the end sections of said pair of end sections of said second frame segment within said channel.