A surgical retracting device includes a linking element and support element, characterized in that the linking element is a thread (2) and in that support element (1) includes a first and second face and at least three holes in which the thread passes through (6, 7, 8), the support element (1) and thread (2) being connected by a first knot (18) on the first face (A) and by a second knot (19) on the second face (B). A process for manufacturing the aforementioned device is also described. The device is useful in surgical operations for retaining or retracting biological or synthetic tissue, in particular during mini-invasive operations.
