The Integra 46 cm Peritoneal Introducer is a reusable, stainless steel obturator with a suture hole in the bullet-shaped tip and a stainless steel handle. The introducer is designed to be used with a sheath (inner diameter: 4 mm) to make a subcutaneous tunnel between two incisions for the subcutaneous insertion of the peritoneal drainage catheter of a hydrocephalus shunt. When ordering additional sheaths, specify Catalog No. 901118 (46 cm).
A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to create a subcutaneous tunnel (artificial passageway) between percutaneous entry and exit incisions for the subcutaneous placement of a device (e.g., catheter for medication administration, shunt, retinal chip). It is available in a variety of forms and may be: 1) a luminal sheath with a removable inner obturator, intended for co-axial device introduction, followed by sheath removal; or 2) a non-luminal device intended to either lead or pull the device through subcutaneous tissue. It is not intended for tunnelling through deep tissues. This is a reusable device intended to be sterilized prior to use.
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