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9 Cards in this Set
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TAPER
POINT |
- Round shaft\
- Straight / Curved - Taper point - No cutting edge USES: SOFT TISSUE CLOSURE e.g. GI, fascial, vascular |
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PENETRATING
POINT |
- Taper body
- Finely sharpened point USES: - OPTIMAL PENETRATION w/ LESS TISSUE WOUND, - SYNTHETIC GRAFTS - SCAR TISSUE - LIGAMENTS, TENDONS |
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BLUNT
POINT |
- Taper body
- ROUNDED point - No cutting edge Uses: - FRIABLE TISSUE - FASCIA - LIVER - GI - KIDNEY - MUSCLE - UTERINE CERVIX |
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PROTECT
POINT |
- Taper body
- BLUNTED point - No cutting edge Uses: - FASCIA & MASS CLOSURE - MINIMIZE POTENTIAL NEEDLE STICKS |
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REVERSE CUTTING
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- Triangular point
- Cutting edge on outer curvature Uses: - SKIN CLOSURE - RETENTION SUTURES - SUBCUT tissue - LIGAMENTOUS tissue - FIBROUS tissue |
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CUTTING TAPER
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- Reverse cutting tip
- Taper shaft Uses: MICRO-SURGERY - Excellent penetration thru TOUGH TISSUE e.g. vasovasostomy, tuboplasty |
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REGULAR CUTTING
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- Triangular point
- Cutting edge on INNER curvature Uses: - General SKIN CLOSURE - SUBCUT tissue - sometimes for plastics / ophthalmic |
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SPATULA SIDE CUTTING
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- 2 cutting edges in horizontal plane
Uses: - OPHTHALMIC |
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LANCET
& INVERTED LANCET |
- Spatula needle
- Cutting edge (lancet) - Outer curvature (inverted lancet) Uses: - OPHTHALMIC - MICROSURGERY |
