Tuffier Rib Spreader
Also called Tuffier Retractor
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A small rib spreader with two arms on a toothed bar. Turning a crank with a knurled knob moves one arm along the bar. The blades are short and wide, with roughened, grooved or scored faces that grip the ribs.
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Spreads the ribs to open the chest during a thoracotomy.
Sizes & variants
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
Opens about 5⅞ to 6¾ in (15 to 17 cm). Blades about 1⅞ in wide x 2 in deep; arms 4¼ to 4½ in. Roughened blades (Jarit 300-150), grooved blades (Jarit 300-151), scored blades (Teleflex 341390).
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