Bailey Rib Contractor
Also called Bailey rib approximator, Rib approximator, Bailey retractor
- Lengths
- 6–8 in
- Setups
- 4
Two claws face each other on a serrated post. Turning a large thumb screw (the 'paw' mechanism) draws the claws together, and an automatic ratchet holds them. Dull, non-glare stainless steel.
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Closing a thoracotomy: the jaws are hooked around the ribs above and below the incision and tightened to bring the ribs together. The pericostal sutures are tied while it holds the ribs, then it is removed. On adult and pediatric thoracotomy trays (lung, PDA, coarctation, flank approaches).
Sizes & variants
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
Pediatric about 6 to 6 3/4 in; adult about 7 3/4 to 8 in. Jarit 300-230 adult 8 in, 300-231 pediatric 6 1/4 in. Aesculap FB844R pediatric 6 in, FB841R small adult 7 7/8 in, FB842R adult 7 7/8 in. Teleflex/Pilling 341448, 341450. Sontec 2500-022 adult 165 mm, 29 mm claws. Bailey-Gibbon version (Jarit 300-235, Pilling 341460) has longer arms that lift the body of the instrument up away from the ribs.
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