Surgical instrument · Cutting & Dissecting
Blair Cleft Palate Elevator
Also called Blair palate elevator
- Lengths
- 8–9 in
Long, narrow palate elevator, 8 to 9 in, with a 5 to 6.5 mm working end. Made in L-shaped, right-angle and curved forms.
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Cleft palate repair: after the palatal flaps are marked, injected and incised, the flaps are elevated off the palate. Listed among the special instruments added to the cleft palate set.
Sizes & variants
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
8″203 mm9″229 mm
Integra Padgett PM-7800 L-shaped, 9 in (229 mm), 5 mm wide; PM-7801 right angle, 8 in (203 mm), 5 mm; PM-7802 curved, 9 in (229 mm), 6.5 mm. Padgett's cleft palate set carries one of each.
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