Surgical instrument · Retracting & Exposing
Gass Retinal Detachment Hook
Also called Retinal detachment hook
- Lengths
- 5⅝–5¾ in
A small eye hook on a slim handle, about 5 5/8 to 5 3/4 in long. Jarit's version has a 13 mm hook; Sontec's is flat with a hole in the end ("cherry eye").
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Named for retinal detachment surgery. It is placed with the Jameson, Stevens and Green muscle hooks on the basic eye procedures microscope tray.
Sizes & variants
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
5⅝″143 mm5¾″146 mm
Jarit 350-372: 5 3/4 in (146 mm), 13 mm hook. Sontec: 5 3/4 in (14.6 cm). Aesculap MA635R: 5 5/8 in.
From the field
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