Also known as retractors, surgical spreaders are a type of medical tool used to hold the ends of an incision to spread them apart so as to facilitate reach and access interior body pars. Spreaders are generally made of high grade surgical steel so as to avoid any allergy to the skin or body part. In modern times surgical spreaders are seen fitted with suction and with fiber-optic lights to keep the wound illuminated and dry during complex surgeries.
A list of frequently used surgical spreaders are mentioned below: