Surgical instrument · Cutting & Dissecting
Stille-Luer Duckbill Rongeur
Also called Duckbill rongeur, Stille-Luer angular duckbill rongeur
- Length
- 9 in
Heavy double-action bone rongeur with broad, angled 'duckbill' jaws, about 9 in long, with a bite about 5 to 6 mm wide.
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Biting and smoothing bone. In a rib resection (thoracotomy or the flank approach for open nephrectomy) the rib is cut with rib shears and any rough edges are smoothed with a rongeur. A duckbill rongeur is on the thoracic instrument list.
Sizes & variants
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
9″229 mm
Integra Jarit 230-240 Stille-Luer angular duckbill rongeur, 6 mm bite; Stille-Luer-Echlin angular duckbill also listed. Teleflex/Pilling 341803 Stille-Luer duckbill rongeur, angled, 5 mm wide jaw, 9 in (23 cm).
From the field
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