15 matching records for RONGEUR.
A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to remove bone during an orthopaedic intervention of the limbs/joints; it is not primarily intended for nasal, spinal, or cranial use and is not a dedicated rib rongeur. It is a heavy-duty metallic instrument ...
A hand-held manual surgical instrument with sharp, scoop-shaped jaws designed for cutting tough tissues (intervertebral disk) or bone, through a cutting/biting action, during open spinal surgery (e.g., laminectomy, discectomy). It is typically made of metal...
A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to obtain soft-tissue biopsy specimens from an open surgical wound or from within/near a large natural orifice (e.g., vagina, rectum) for histopathological examination; it is not intended for endoscopic or cat...
A hand-held manual surgical instrument with sharp, scoop-shaped jaws designed for cutting tough tissues (cartilage, sinew) or bone, through a cutting/biting action, during surgery involving the cranium and/or face (e.g., craniotomy, ethmoidectomy, mastoidec...
A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed with a cutting/biting action used for the removal of bone, e.g., pieces of the skull, during a neurosurgical intervention. It is a strongly constructed instrument that has a forceps or pliers-like design termi...
A hand-held manual surgical instrument with a biting action intended to be used to punch/cut/excise soft-tissue during an ear/nose/throat (ENT) procedure [e.g., adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy, sinus surgery, septoplasty, and/or biopsy]. It is a metallic instr...
A strongly constructed dental instrument that is used in the removal of the sharp edges of the alveolar crest of the bone following tooth extraction. It has a forceps or pliers-like design terminating at the distal end with sharp-edged, scoop-shaped jaws at...
A hand-held manual surgical instrument with a cutting/biting action intended to be used for excising adenoid tissue (hypertrophic lymphoid tissue in the nasopharynx) during an adenoidectomy (adenectomy). It is a metallic alligator-forceps-like instrument, o...
A hand-held manual surgical instrument with sharp, scoop-shaped jaws designed to cut and shorten rib bones, and round the rib stumps, during a surgical intervention. It is typically made of metal with a forceps- or pliers-like design, is and designed to wit...
A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to obtain soft-tissue biopsy specimens from an open surgical wound or from within/near a large natural orifice (e.g., vagina, rectum) for histopathological examination; it is not intended for endoscopic or cat...
A hand-held manual surgical instrument with a cutting/biting action intended to be used for the removal of the tonsils during a tonsillectomy. It is a metallic forceps-like instrument with a distal mechanism designed to bite/punch the tonsil tissue when the...
A surgical instrument designed to remove hard or tough tissues (e.g., bone or cartilage) around the mastoid process (the large projection of the temporal bone of the skull found immediately behind each ear) by applying a biting/cutting action during ear/nos...
A hand-held manual surgical instrument with a cutting/biting action designed to remove bone during an orthopaedic intervention. It is a heavy-duty instrument that has a forceps- or pliers-like design and terminates at the distal end with sharp-edged, scoop-...
A surgical instrument with a cutting/biting action used for the removal of inflamed joint tissue (synovium) during a synovectomy; this tissue will typically be causing the patient unacceptable pain or limit joint motion/function. It is a strongly constructe...
A sturdy, rigid, endotherapy device used with a compatible rigid cystoscope for the removal of hard/tough tissue (e.g., calculi) in the urinary tract during a cystoscopic procedure. It is typically a very long instrument with one sliding and one stationary ...