A thin shaft of metal with a sharp distal end intended to drill a small diameter hole into a small bone for insertion of an orthopaedic bone staple, typically for fixation following osteotomy. It may include markings to help gauge the size of the staple to ...
A surgical instrument designed to measure the depth of a recess, usually to measure the depth of holes being drilled in bone to determine the length of the bone screw to be used. It may take the form of: 1) a device with a moveable (sliding) centrepiece (a ...