House Suction Irrigator
Also called House Suction with Irrigation, House Suction and Irrigation Tube, House Suction-Irrigation Tube
- Type
- Suctioning
- Lengths
- 5⅜–6½ in
- Setups
- 2
A fine, angled ear suction tube with a second, smaller irrigation tube running along it, so it can rinse and suction at the same time. It has a thumb plate with a cut-off hole for controlling suction, a separate fitting for the irrigation line and a wire stylet.
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Suctions and irrigates at the same time to keep the field clear in ear surgery. It gives a fine stream of saline or lactated Ringer's, removes bone fragments and cools the drill bit while the surgeon drills bone, as in a mastoidectomy.
Sizes & variants
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
Sized by two French numbers (suction x irrigation), from about 2 x 2.5 Fr up to 12 x 14 Fr. Working lengths about 70 to 100 mm.
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