Tulandi Knot Pusher
A long, thin, solid rod with a knurled grip at one end. The other end is flattened and has a small round eye that the sutureSOO-cherA stitch, or the thread used to stitch, that holds the edges of a wound or incision together.Full entry runs through.
- Class
- Suturing & Stapling
- Length
- 13 in330 mm
- On setups
- 1
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What it’s for
Slides a knot tied outside the body down the sutureSOO-cherA stitch, or the thread used to stitch, that holds the edges of a wound or incision together.Full entry and into place on the tissue during laparoscopiclap-uh-roh-SKOP-ikDone through a few small cuts in the abdomen with a thin camera and long instruments, instead of one large opening.lapar/o abdomen-scopic viewingFull entry surgery.
Lengths and variants
5 mm shaft (Surgical Direct Tulandi knot pusher, 5 mm x 33 cm). Other knot pushers come open- or closed-ended, 4 to 10 mm and 30 to 41 cm (Teleflex 728195 to 728199; Jarit 600-285, 600-289).
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5 sources
- Surgical Direct. 5mm 33cm Tulandi Knot Pusher (GUDID device record). accessgudid.nlm.nih.gov
- Rock JA, Jones HW. Te Linde's Operative Gynecology. 10th ed. Chapter 17 (Diagnostic and Operative Laparoscopy), p. 323
- Integra. Jarit Surgical Instruments Catalog. (Laparoscopic Instruments). p. 28
- Teleflex. Surgical Instruments Catalog. p. 1146
- IAHCSMM. Central Service Technical Manual. 8th ed. Chapter 8 (Cleaning and Decontamination), p. 152-154
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