DENTAL INSTRUMENTS
Crutchfield Skull Tongs
small pattern Crutchfield Skull Tongs are specialized tongs made for handling bony areas around delicate neural tissue. This instrument can be used to hyperextend and immobilize the head and neck to prevent further damage and trauma in patients suffering from a cervical vertebral injury. Used alongside a trephine or drill these tongs can be inserted into burr holes that have been drilled to aid in neurosurgical procedures that require precision and delicate handling of tissue.
Cusco Vaginal Speculum
Cusco Vaginal Speculum is a double-bladed instrument for use in the vaginal canal for visualization and/or procedural purposes. The instrument features a spring handle to open the blades and a screw mechanism to keep the blades open in the vaginal canal. The Cusco Vaginal Speculum is available in various sizes of blades to accommodate a wide range of cases.
Cusco Vaginal Speculum – Swiss Pattern
swiss pattern
Cusco Vaginal Speculum Swiss Pattern is a double-bladed instrument with the blades slightly angled from the spring handle. The blades can be held open by a screw mechanism once inserted into the vaginal canal. The speculum is available in various sizes of blades to accommodate a wide range of cases.
Cushing Burr
Cushing Burr
5/8" (16.0 mm)
Cushing Burr is ideally suited for use in neurosurgical procedures specifically of the brain. A drill can be used to start a pilot hole which can then be further enlarged via use of a burr. This instrument can be used in procedures such as craniotomies which require access through the bony skull down to the softer brain tissue. Additionally this burr is slightly spherical shaped and is 16.0 mm.
Cushing Decompression Retractor
fenestrated, 10.0 mm wide x 18.0 mm deep, 8" (20.0 cm)Â Cushing Decompression Retractor is made for use in treatment of spinal nerve and nerve root decompression surgeries that can be caused by spinal stenosis and intervertebral disc herniation. This is a very specialized instrument made for a very specific neurosurgical use. Additionally this retractor is fenestrated.
Cushing Ganglion Hook
blunt, 9" (23.0 cm)Cushing Ganglion Hook is a specialized surgical instrument used in spinal surgeries that requires manipulation of ganglia. This hook features a slim handle that elongates and further narrows and gives a slight turn creating the hook. Additionally this hook is blunt making it ideal for use in exploration and use in delicate tissue areas like in the spinal column and near other nervous tissue without causing damage.