Angled Straight Debakey Dissector
A scale on the shanks.
On the table
What it does and the lengths it comes in.
What it’s for
Keeps a procured organ cold for the after-coming head in a endarterectomyend-ar-ter-EK-tuh-meeSurgical removal of plaque from inside an artery, leaving the smooth outer wall behind.[[endo-]] within[[arteri/o]] artery[[-ectomy]] surgical removalFull entry .
Lengths and variants
5 mm (Integra Jarit).
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Care and reprocessing
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