Surgical instrument · Cutting & Dissecting
Endoscopic Kittner
Also called Endo kittner, Endo peanut, Endo kit, Endo KD, Endoscopic dissector, Endoscopic pusher
- Length
- 15 in
Long, thin rod (about 38 cm) with a small cotton gauze tip at the end; made with one or two cotton tips.
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Blunt dissection of tissue planes through a port in laparoscopic and thoracoscopic (VATS) surgery. The tip can also press directly on a bleeder.
Sizes & variants
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
15″380 mm
Single or dual cotton tips. Fits through a 5 mm or larger trocar.
From the field
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