A sterile, rigid hand-held surgical instrument with a sharp (pyramidal or conical) point designed to be used during orthopaedic surgery for the manual puncture of a bodily entry point to: 1) gently part the surrounding soft tissue upon entry; 2) assist in the location and positioning of skeletal fractures; and/or 3) assist alignment of surgical instruments/implants. It is typically made of high-grade stainless steel, titanium (Ti), or synthetic material. This is a single-use device.