Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

instrumed - 62467 - soft-tissue surgical forceps, alligator - a long, thin, hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to facilitate grasping and manipulation of soft-tissues/anatomical structures [typically during ear/nose/throat (ent) surgery]; it is not intended for insertion through an endoscope, nor into the eye. commonly referred to as alligator- or crocodile-forceps, it has a slender body (to allow for restricted access) and small grasping blades which are hinged close to the distal (working) end. it is made of high-grade stainless steel, available in various sizes/lengths, and may have carbide inserts at the working end. this is a reusable device intended to be sterilized prior to use.

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instrumed - 12253 - skin grafting knife - a hand-held surgical instrument used to cut skin strips at the donor site that are intended for grafting. it has a one-piece, knife-like design with a flat broad blade with a sharp cutting edge.

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instrumed - 47525 - sinus curette - a slender, hand-held, manual surgical instrument designed for scraping and/or excising tissue from one of the paranasal sinuses (i.e., frontal, sphenoidal, ethmoidal, maxillary). the distal end of the instrument is finished in an appropriate shape (e.g., cup-, ring-, spoon-like) according to the procedure to be performed; the device is typically made of high-grade stainless steel and is available in a variety of shapes and sizes. this is a reusable device.

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instrumed - 13540 - separator, - a device designed to temporarily part or further space anatomical structures during a procedure or treatment.

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instrumed - 13496 - scissors, neurosurgical - a surgical instrument used to cut tissue during neurosurgery. it comprises two pivoted blades usually provided with finger and thumb holes. the distal end of the blades may be different shapes.

Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

instrumed - 35325 - scissors, - an instrument, typically used in surgery to cut, e.g. tissue, cloth or sutures. it comprises two pivoted blades, usually provided with finger and thumb holes in the handles and is operated by closing the blades on the material to be cut.

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instrumed - 35297 - reamer, orthopaedic - a manual orthopaedic surgical instrument used to open and enlarge the medullary canal for the insertion of various devices during prosthesis implantation or fracture fixation procedures.

Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

instrumed - 35559 - rasp, surgical, bone - a metal, file-like surgical instrument with a ridged surface of coarse grooves or teeth designed to be used in surgical procedures, e.g. orthopaedic surgery. it is used to scrape and smooth the surface of bone. a rasp differs from a file in that the grooves or teeth are much coarser so that they will not clog so easily (as would a file) and render the instrument unusable until cleaned of the debris.

Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

instrumed - 35287 - punch, surgical, bone - a surgical instrument used to punch holes in bone, typically for the purposes of biopsy procedures or for fixation procedures. the instrument can be ring handled, pistol grip or shaft-like in design. ring handled or pistol grip designs feature extended shafts which terminate in a punch-like or mechanical jaw mechanism at the distal tip. the shaft-like instrument is a hollow tube, sharpened on one end, and is usually used with a trocar.

Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

instrumed - 35252 - probe, surgical, fistula - a slender rodlike surgical instrument made of flexible metal, with a blunt bulbous tip, designed for use in abnormal body passages or communications (fistulas), usually between two internal organs, or leading from an internal organ to an external cavity or to the surface of the body. it is mostly used to explore and/or dilate strictures inside a fistula.