Surgical retractor assembly

A retractor instrument assembly comprising:

• an elongated rod having a handle at one end;
• a first blade extending outwardly from an end of said elongated rod opposite said handle, said first blade having a lengthwise edge, said first blade hingedly connected to said rod;
• a second blade foldably connected by a resilient member to said lengthwise edge of said first blade;
• and
• remote actuation means interconnected to said first blade, said remote actuation means angularly displacing said first blade relative to said rod.

A retractor instrument assembly comprising;

• a sleeve having a passage way of a non-circular cross-sectional shape;
• an elongated rod slidably and removably received within said passageway of said sleeve, said elongated rod having a handle at one end;
• and
• a plurality of blades foldably and resiliently connected together along lengthwise edges at an end of said elongated rod opposite said handle, said blades movable between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration, said foldable configuration slidable within said passageway, said unfolded configuration forming a flat planar surface.