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25 matching records for Knife Handle.

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Cartilage knife

281 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed for cutting, shaving or shaping cartilage during a surgical intervention. It is typically a one-piece instrument with a sharp, single-edged, cutting blade at the distal end which is normally very long, similar...

Tympanotomy knife, reusable

66 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to cut or pierce the eardrum (tympanic membrane) during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery, frequently for insertion of a drainage tube in cases of inflammation of the middle ear. Otherwise known as myringotomy kni...

Haemostatic knife

64 GUDID devices

A hand-operated surgical instrument, similar in appearance to a surgical scalpel, designed for simultaneous cutting of tissues and cauterization (haemostasis) of blood vessels by applying an electrically-heated blade. It typically consists of a high-resista...

Tympanotomy knife, single-use

52 GUDID devices

A hand-held, manual surgical instrument designed to cut or pierce the eardrum (tympanic membrane) during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery, frequently for insertion of a drainage tube in cases of inflammation of the middle ear. Otherwise known as myringotomy kn...

Tympanotomy knife, reusable

49 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to cut or pierce the eardrum (tympanic membrane) during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery, frequently for insertion of a drainage tube in cases of inflammation of the middle ear. Otherwise known as myringotomy kni...

Tympanotomy knife, single-use

28 GUDID devices

A sterile, hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to cut or pierce the eardrum (tympanic membrane) during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery, frequently for insertion of a drainage tube in cases of inflammation of the middle ear. Otherwise known as myring...

Tympanotomy knife handle

1 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to mount a tympanotomy knife blade (not included) intended for cutting or piercing the eardrum (tympanic membrane) during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery. The procedure is frequently followed by insertion of a d...

Sternum knife

22 GUDID devices

A heavy-duty, hand-held manual surgical instrument designed for cutting into the sternum (the breastbone). It typically has a T-shaped handle to allow the application of pressure to the blade which descends from the handle in a thick shaft terminating in va...

Autopsy knife

20 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument with a handle and a heavy single-edged blade, of various shapes and sizes, used during an autopsy to cut open and dissect a cadaver. It is typically a one-piece instrument made of high-grade stainless steel; it may emp...

Ophthalmic knife, reusable

2,207 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual ophthalmic surgical instrument designed to make precise incisions in the eye and surrounding tissues during ophthalmic surgery. It is typically designed as a one-piece instrument with a sharp, single-edged cutting blade at the distal tip ...

Ophthalmic knife, single-use

1,523 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual ophthalmic surgical instrument designed to make precise incisions in the eye and surrounding tissues during ophthalmic surgery. It is typically designed as a one-piece instrument with a sharp, single-edged cutting blade at the distal tip ...

Ear knife

936 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument intended to cut and dissect tissues of the ear during a surgical intervention. It is typically designed as a one-piece instrument with a sharp, single-edged, cutting blade at the distal end; this is normally quite smal...

Orthopaedic knife

803 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed for cutting/shaping bone during an orthopaedic surgical intervention. It is typically a heavy, one-piece instrument with a sharp, single-edged, strong cutting blade at the distal end available in various shape...

Tenotome

623 GUDID devices

A small, narrow-bladed knife mounted on a slender handle; usually used to cut a tendon. This GMDN code is sometimes applied to fine scissors, often adapted with a spring-like mechanism to keep the scissors open, used to cut tendons. This is a reusable device.

Periodontal knife

620 GUDID devices

A hand-held dental instrument used to excise the gums and other oral soft tissue during a periodontal intervention (e.g., a gingivectomy involving the excising of the soft tissue wall of a pocket). It is typically designed as a one-piece instrument with a s...

Nasal knife

578 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to cut and dissect internal nasal tissue, including the nasal septum, during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery. It is typically a one-piece instrument made of high-grade stainless steel with a long, slender shaft ...

Ophthalmic knife, single-use

496 GUDID devices

A sterile, hand-held manual ophthalmic surgical instrument designed to make precise incisions in the eye and surrounding tissues during ophthalmic surgery. It is typically designed as a one-piece instrument with a sharp, single-edged cutting blade at the di...

Meniscus knife

220 GUDID devices

A surgical instrument designed to apply pressure to and/or cut the crescent-shaped disk of fibrocartilage that borders and partly covers the articulating surfaces of the tibia and femur at the knee (meniscus). At the proximal end is a handle, sometimes T-sh...

Laryngeal knife

125 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to cut and dissect laryngeal tissue, including the vocal cords, during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery. It is typically a one-piece instrument made of high-grade stainless steel with a long, slender shaft with a...

Syndesmotome

116 GUDID devices

A hand-held, dental, surgical instrument designed for cutting desmodontal fibres and for detaching the alveolodental ligaments (the fibrous connective tissue surrounding the root of a tooth that separates it from and attaches it to the alveolar bone). It is...

Tonsil knife

112 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument intended for the removal of the tonsils during a surgical intervention. It is typically designed as a one-piece instrument with a sharp, single-edged, scythe-like, cutting blade at the distal end (the internal radius o...

Amputation knife

65 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument with a handle and a heavy single-edged or double-edged blade, of various shapes and sizes, used in surgery for the amputation of a limb. It is typically a one-piece instrument made of high-grade stainless steel. This i...

Dura mater knife

30 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to cut or incise the dura mater without damaging the underlying structures during a surgical intervention. It is typically a one-piece instrument with a sharp, single-edged, cutting blade terminating in a hook...

Flap knife

11 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument with a handle and a single-edged, contoured blade of various lengths used during the amputation of a limb to surgically create the flap of skin that will be folded over and sutured or clipped in place to cover the ampu...

Brain knife

7 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument with a handle and an extra long, broad blade used during an autopsy to slice evenly across the entire brain mass of a cadaver to obtain clean cut, cross-sectional, pathological samples. It is typically a one-piece inst...