The Kirschner Abdominal Retraction System is offered as a product family comprising 13 catalogued configurations. It is a modular self-retaining retraction system that provides adjustable, hands-free exposure of the operative field using a supporting frame together with interchangeable blades. All configurations share the KIRSCHNER pattern. The family provides pattern variants including convex, foldable, oversize; blade types including frame only, blade only; listed dimensions ranging across 255 mm, 10“ / 255 mm, 10“, 250 mm, 9 ¾“ / 250 mm, 9 ¾“, 275 mm, 10 ¾“ / 355 mm, 14“, 295 mm, 11 ¾“ / 275 mm, 10 ¾“, 80 x 82 mm, 92 x 69 mm, 92 x 95 mm, 79 x 58 mm, 107 x 42 mm, 91 x 55 mm, 120 x 55 mm. It is applicable to abdominal surgery, general surgery. Individual configurations are selectable as variations, each identified by its own catalog reference and available on a request-a-quote basis.