title: Compression-expansion forceps for intracranial dissection and retraction. Technical note.
abstract: A hand-held double-bladed retractor has been designed in the form of a cross-action bayonette. It acts to retract both lips of an incision simultaneously. The device can be adapted for other uses.
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000601:surgery*; D004210:Dissection / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D013525:Surgical Instruments