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Ragnell Retractor

Also called Kleinert-Ragnell Retractor

Official 3D model 1 photo
Lengths
5½–6 in
Setups
17

Small, light, double-ended hand retractor with a flat spine and a small right-angled blunt blade at each end. One blade is slightly larger than the other, and the blades face opposite directions.

Primary uses

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Retracts skin and shallow tissue in small incisions; the two ends give two blade sizes for different depths.

Sizes & variants

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5½″140 mm6″152 mm

About 5 1/2 to 6 in (140 to 152 mm). Delicate Ragnell blades are about 8 x 3 mm and 15 x 5 mm; the Kleinert-Ragnell has 10 x 5 mm and 16 x 5 mm blades.

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