Abstract: A wound retractor device (1) comprises a distal ring member (4) for insertion into a wound opening (3), a proximal ring member (2) for location externally of the wound opening (3), and a cylindrical connecting sleeve (5), which extends between the distal ring member (4) and the proximal ring member (2), to retract laterally the sides of a wound opening (3). The device (1) further comprises a rigid engagement ring member (11) for facilitating engagement of the device (1), and manipulation of the device (1) into a desired location and/or orientation. In use, the distal ring member (4) is inserted into the wound opening (3), and the proximal ring member (2) is located externally of the wound opening (3), with the connecting sleeve (5) extending between the proximal ring member (2) and the distal ring member (4). The connecting sleeve (5) is then pulled proximally to retract laterally the sides of the wound opening (3).