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This is your centralized hub for practical, retractor-based knowledge. Explore setup guides, frame comparisons, and clinical best practices designed to help you maintain hands-free stability and preserve workflow in demanding surgeries.
Surgical Procedures
Explore clinical insights and exposure strategies designed to secure stable, hands-free access in compleax surgical specialties.
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Liver Surgery Retractor Selection: How to Maintain Stable Exposure in Complex Open Cases
Learn what surgeons should consider when choosing a liver surgery retractor for open liver resection, transplant, oncology, and complex abdominal exposure.
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Learn what surgeons should consider when choosing an HPB retractor, including exposure depth, blade positioning, table-mounted stability, and OR workflow.
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HPB Retractor Set: Why Radiolucent Blades and Hands-Free Exposure Matter in Hepatobiliary Surgery
Learn how an HPB retractor set supports stable, hands-free exposure, radiolucent blade options, and cholangiography workflow in liver, biliary, and pancreatic surgery.
Retractor Sets
Maximize OR efficiency with component breakdowns and setup strategies that standardize your retractor configurations.
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HPB Surgery Retractors: Matching Retraction to Open and Laparoscopic Procedures
Compare HPB surgery retractors for open and laparoscopic procedures, including table-mounted exposure, liver elevation, blade options, and OR workflow.
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Whipple Retractor Set Selection: What Matters for Stable, Multi-Planed Exposure
Compare key Whipple retractor set selection factors for pancreaticoduodenectomy, including exposure depth, blade fit, and setup repeatability.
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Surgical Retractor Set Cost: How Value-Analysis Committees Should Evaluate Liver Surgery Exposure
Review clinical, operational, financial, and support factors that affect surgical retractor set cost for liver, HPB, Whipple, HIPEC, and oncology procedures.
Thompson Retractor News
Go behind the hardware. Stay updated on company news, OEM manufacturing, and our latest engineering principles.
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Building Trust and Innovation in Surgical Retraction With Madeline Witt
Madeline Witt, Marketing Manager at Thompson Retractor was a guest on an episode of "In Good Company: Where Relationships Drive Results, with Lisa Kilrea to discuss how surgical innovation is shaped by the people using the tools.
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Why You Should Use Thompson Table-Mounted Retraction
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Thompson Retractor is Your OEM Partner!
Testimonials
The ability to fine tune adjustments in real time makes the procedure run smoother and safer.
— Jonathan E. Schoeff, MD, FACS
I am absolutely in love with the Thompson Retractor and the 'hands-free' surgical approach it provides."
— Alberto Gomez Portilla, MD, PhD
When someone asks for an assistant, I say, 'Pull out a Thompson!'
— Robert Mikkelsen, MD
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