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House Pick

Also called Middle ear pick

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Length
6⅝ in
Setup
1

A long-handled ear pick with a sharp tip bent at 90 degrees; tips about 1-3 mm. Jarit's has a malleable heavy shaft, 6 5/8 in.

Primary uses

What this instrument is on the table to do.

Handling tissue in the middle ear. In tympanoplasty a pick is used to explore the middle ear and to help place the graft. The ear tray carries picks angled 45 and 90 degrees, an Austin pick and two House picks (1 and 3 mm).

Sizes & variants

The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.

6⅝″168 mm

Jarit House picks 385-360 (1 mm), 385-361 (1.5 mm), 385-362 (3 mm tip), 6 5/8 in (168 mm), malleable heavy shaft, 90 degrees.

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