Bayonet suction tube
A long, thin suction tube with a bayonet (offset) bend between the handle and the shaft. The handle has a finger-control hole on top or on one side, and the tube comes with a wire stylet.
- Class
- Suctioning
On the table
What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Suctions blood and fluid in deep, narrow spaces such as the nasal cavity, spine and brain, often under the microscope. The bayonet bend keeps the surgeon's hand out of the line of view.
Lengths and variants
5, 7 and 9 Fr, sometimes sold as a set of three. Working length about 3 3/8 inches (86 mm), overall about 8 to 8 1/2 inches (203 to 216 mm). Finger control on top, left or right.
What experienced techs know
What techs who reach for it every day know about it.Pro
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- During the case
Passing it
How to pass it so it lands in the surgeon’s hand the right way round.Pro
- After the case
Care and reprocessing
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6 sources
- Integra. Ruggles Neurosurgical Instruments Catalog. p. 152
- Sontec Instruments. Master Catalog. p. 1408
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 21 (Neurosurgery), p. 790
- Nemitz R. Surgical Instrumentation: An Interactive Approach. 3rd ed. Chapter 2 (Basic instruments), p. 69
- Nemitz R. Surgical Instrumentation: An Interactive Approach. 3rd ed. Chapter 1 (Introduction to surgical instruments), p. 14-15
- IAHCSMM. Central Service Technical Manual. 8th ed. Chapter 10 (Surgical Instrumentation), p. 191
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