Cushing Decompression Retractor
Also called Cushing Subtemporal Decompression Retractor
Hand-held neurosurgical retractor with a narrow blade bent at a right angle, often fenestrated, on a shaft with an open loop handle.
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Retracts soft tissue to expose the operative site in neurosurgical (cranial) procedures.
Sizes & variants
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
About 8 to 8-3/4 in (205 to 220 mm), blade about 12 to 13 mm wide; solid or fenestrated blades. Craniotomy trays may carry several lengths.
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