Adson Periosteal Elevator
A round-nosed Adson-pattern elevator used in neurosurgery to lift periosteum and to pry up or position a bone flap; straight or curved.
Adson Tissue Forceps
Thumb forceps with fine tips, toothed (1×2) or smooth, widely used to hold fine tissue during skin closure and small-wound repair.
Adson-Brown Forceps
Adson-style thumb forceps with rows of small interlocking teeth at the tips, used to hold soft tissue such as skin with minimal crushing.
Barraquer Needle Holder
Fine spring-handled needle holder with a rounded handle, used for very fine needles in ophthalmic and other microsurgery.
Beck Disc Rongeur
Small straight-jawed rongeur for biting away fragments of bone or tough tissue; catalogued here as a disc rongeur for neurosurgery.
Bruns Curette
Bone curette with a sharp round or oval cup, made in a wide graded size series, straight or angled, for scraping bone.
Capener Osteotome
A long-handled orthopaedic osteotome of the Capener pattern, sold in graded widths; the name is also used for lamina gouges in spinal sets.
Caspar Disc Rongeur
Spinal disc rongeur with toothed jaws in straight, upward and downward forms, used in microsurgical spinal discectomy.
Cobb Bone Curette
Long bone curette with an oval cup, straight or angled, used to scrape bone and soft tissue in spinal and orthopaedic surgery.
Cobb Spinal Elevator
A sturdy, broad-bladed Cobb elevator used in spinal surgery to strip the paraspinal muscles subperiosteally from the spinous processes and laminae.
Cone Ring Curette
Ring curette with a sharp open ring tip, straight or angled, used in spinal surgery to scrape bone and soft tissue.
Cushing Disc Rongeur
Long-shafted spinal rongeur with small cup jaws, made straight or angled up or down, used to remove intervertebral disc material and bone.
Dahmen Osteotome
A Dahmen-pattern bone instrument with a synthetic handle, listed in straight and angled forms; the name also appears on Dahmen gouges.
Decker Micro Rongeur
Fine micro rongeur on a long shaft, with straight, upward, left or right angled jaws, used to remove disc and bone in spinal microsurgery.
Echlin Duckbill Bone Nibbler
Angled double-action laminectomy rongeur with narrow duckbill jaws, used to bite bone and tough tissue in spinal surgery.
Farabeuf Rugine
A broad, sharp-edged Farabeuf raspatory (rugine), straight or curved, used to scrape and lift periosteum from bone.
Ferris-Smith Disc Rongeur
Long spinal rongeur with cup jaws, straight or angled, used to remove disc material and bone during spine surgery.
Freer Elevator
A slim double-ended elevator with a sharp and a blunt end, used in nasal septal surgery and in the reduction of nasal fractures.
Gelpi Retractor
Self-retaining retractor with two pointed hooked arms and a ratchet lock, the Gelpi pattern, used to hold small or shallow incisions open.
Hibbs Osteotome
Osteotome/chisel pattern listed in official manufacturer catalogues, with straight, curved, delicate, sharp versions.
Jacobson Micro Needle Holder
Spring-handled micro needle holder with fine tapered jaws, used for suturing in microvascular and other microsurgical procedures.
Kerrison Rongeur
Punch-type rongeur with a sliding cutting blade against a footplate, used to bite away bone from the inside out, mainly in spine and sinus surgery.
Lambotte Osteotome
A widely used orthopaedic osteotome family of the Lambotte pattern, made in straight, curved, angled and mini versions for cutting bone.
Langenbeck Retractor
Hand-held right-angled blade retractor of the Langenbeck pattern, used to hold back wound edges and soft tissue in general and orthopaedic surgery.
Leksell Bone Nibbler
Double-action bone rongeur with narrow, curved jaws, used to bite away bone to improve access and visualisation.
Lempert Curette
Fine curette with a small sharp cup on a thin neck, straight or angled, used mainly in ear surgery and delicate bone work.
Lexer Osteotome
An orthopaedic osteotome of the Lexer pattern, usually with a synthetic handle, made in a wide range of widths and in mini and gouge forms.
Love Nerve Root Retractor
Slender hand-held retractor with a small blunt tip, made straight or angled, used to hold a nerve root or dura gently aside during spinal surgery.
MacDonald Elevator
A double-ended MacDonald dissector/elevator with blunt working ends, used to lift and separate tissue.
Meyerding Retractor
Hand-held retractor of the Meyerding pattern with a deep blade, used to retract muscle during spinal (laminectomy) surgery.
Pennybacker Periosteal Elevator
Elevator pattern listed in official manufacturer catalogues.
Smith-Petersen Bone Nibbler
Double-action laminectomy rongeur used to nibble away bone, particularly lamina in spinal surgery; made with straight or lightly curved jaws.
Smith-Petersen Osteotome
A long-handled orthopaedic osteotome of the Smith-Petersen pattern, made in straight and curved forms and in a wide range of widths.
Stille Osteotome
The original osteotome pattern of the Swedish maker Stille, with an eight-sided handle, used to cut and shape bone by mallet percussion.
Stille-Liston Bone Cutter
Heavy bone cutting forceps of the Liston type, used to cut through bone and cartilage; made in straight and angled versions.
Stille-Luer Bone Nibbler
Double-action bone rongeur with oval gouge-shaped jaws, used to remove bone fragments and cartilage or nibble bone ends.
Surgical Retractors
Instruments that hold back wound edges, organs and tissue so the surgeon can see and reach the operative site; hand-held or self-retaining.
Sypert Bone Nibbler
Long, double-action bone rongeur with a straight shaft, used to bite away dense bone; offered in several jaw widths.
Volkmann Curette
Classic sharp spoon bone curette, single- or double-ended with oval or round cups, used to scrape bone and remove tissue from bony cavities.
Volkmann Retractor
Hand-held rake retractor with sharp or blunt prongs on a curved head, named after Richard von Volkmann, used to hold back skin and tissue.
Weitlaner Retractor
Self-retaining rake retractor with toothed arms and a ratchet, designed by Franz Weitlaner, used to hold shallow incisions open.
Williams Discectomy Rongeur
Slim spinal rongeur with a small cup, often toothed, used to remove disc material during lumbar discectomy.
Yasargil Tumor Grasping Forceps
Bayonet-shaped neurosurgical forceps with serrated or toothed cup-like jaws, used to grasp and remove tumour tissue; often made in titanium.
Zielke Spinal Curette
Long ring curette with a sharp/blunt ring tip, straight or angled, used in spinal surgery to scrape bone and soft tissue.
Adson Bone Nibbler 7mm Bite – Neuro Surgical Instrument (RI-1-1037)
Rigor Instruments
- Model no.
- RI-1-1037
- Size
- 7mm Bite, #8211
- Tip
- 7mm Bite
Adson Cannula gradu. open end 9Fr. 3mm, 10cm
Hexamed
- Model no.
- DA.0374.10
- Size
- 10cm · 9Fr, 3mm
Adson Cannula gradu. open end 9Fr. 3mm, 14cm
Hexamed
- Model no.
- DA.0374.14
- Size
- 14cm · 9Fr, 3mm
Adson Cranial Rongeur str jaw 8mm wide 21cm
Hexamed
- Model no.
- CI.1200.21
- Size
- 21cm · 8mm wide
- Tip
- str jaw
Related companies
Companies whose official catalogue lists instruments in this category.
Rigor Instruments
Sialkot, Pakistan
Sialkot surgical instrument manufacturer with its own factory, offering spine, laparoscopy and obstetrics instruments and custom orders.
Accurate Surgical & Scientific Instruments
Westbury, United States
New York supplier of surgical instruments for many specialties, with offices on both US coasts.