Vein strippers are single use medical devices, sterilized by Ethylene Oxide, intended to be used for surgical stripping of varicose veins. This product is not intended to be used in the central venous system. Model VE-022 model is intended for conventional stripping procedures.
A sterile hand-held surgical instrument designed to manually excise (strip by stab avulsion) a length or section of a vein from a patient, typically varicose veins [superficial dilated tortuous veins especially of the legs (greater saphenous veins)]. It is typically designed as: 1) a flexible stainless steel cable with a stripping cup or disk (commonly known as an olive) attached to one end, and a handle at the other (some types can employ a guide tip); or 2) a rigid or semi-rigid rod terminating in a closed ring or loop (also known as a ring stripper). This is a single-use device.