Pediatric Curved Tenaculum
Woodson Dura Separator · Woodson Dural Separator and Packer
A small needle holder, about 4 3/4 to 5 in long.
- Class
- Clamping & Occluding
On the table
What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Clamps part of the way in, attach to the separate preformed orbital plate technique (DSUS/CMF/1016/0620) for how to handle them. Holds, lifts and retracts nerves, vessels and delicate tissue and graftGRAFTTissue or a man-made material moved into place in surgery to replace or repair a damaged part.Full entry in the right tube-graft diameter in aortic surgery. Used for manipulating the lens capsule during continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (CCC) in cataractKAT-uh-raktClouding of the lens of the eye.Full entry surgery.
Lengths and variants
Adult and pediatric kits; tubes about 14 to 18 mm deep. About 12 7/8 to 13 5/8 in (32.5 to 34.5 cm): straight jaw (6 3/8 in jaw), curved jaw with angled tip.
What experienced techs know
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- Nemitz R. Surgical Instrumentation: An Interactive Approach. 3rd ed. Chapter 2 (Basic Instruments), p. 50-51
- Teleflex. Surgical Instruments Catalog. p. 48
- Schultz R. Inspecting Forceps and Retractors (Instrument Whisperer). Process, Sep/Oct 2023, p. 60
- IAHCSMM. Central Service Technical Manual. 8th ed. Chapter 10 (Surgical Instrumentation), p. 200
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 11 (Surgical Instruments), p. 205-206
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