title: [2 years experience with the Octopus universal retractor holder].
abstract: On 978 operations of all fields of surgery, the new automatic retractor holder has been successfully used. The holder arms are provided with three joints and can be secured in any desired position to keep the edges of the incision and organs in the necessary situation for operating. All joints are locked by operating the central pivot. The advantages of this new automatic retractor holder was described.
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D013525:Surgical Instruments
vernacular_title: Zwei Jahre Erfahrung mit dem universellen Operationshakenhalter Octopus.