Dean Rongeur

delicate, straight, 6" (15.2 cm) Liston-Littauer Bone Cutting Forceps is an instrument designed for use in cutting bone. This makes it useful in a wide variety of orthopedic surgical procedures that require remodeling and manipulation of bone via cutting. A unique feature of this instrument is the delicate design and the straight profile of the jaws. It can be used to handle delicate bone structure such as that found in the face and nasal region that require a secure but atraumatic hold.

Chicherelli Rongeur is a highly versatile instrument that is crafted for handling bone or other tough bone-like tissue layers. It is a pliers like instrument that can be used to grasp bone or more forcefully can be used to cut or chip away at the bone. Additionally it features rounded handles for ease in manual handling and operation as well as 3.5 mm bite making it well suited for smaller bones or bone fragments in a wide number of surgical procedures.

double-action, fully curved, 9" (23.0 cm)Leksell Bone Rongeur is a multi-purpose instrument ideally suited for use in orthopedic procedures of the bone. This instrument is double-action and is slightly curved which allows the jaws to remain in alignment with the bony area it is being used upon while keeping the handle effectively out of the plane of surgery. Also the jaws are slightly scoop shaped which gives this instrument a unique way in which it can cut and reshape bone. It is available in six different jaws widths ranging from 3.0 – 8.0 mm in 1 mm increments making it well suited for any particular procedures or maneuver.

jaws 4.0 mm wide, 7" (17.5 cm) Jansen Rongeur is an instrument designed for use in bone reshaping and handling. Procedures such as fracture repair or procedures such as craniotomies that require access through the bony skull are ideal situations for use of this instrument. This rongeur can be used to enlarge preformed holes in bone to increase access to the surgical field or to cut or gnaw away at smaller bone or other types of hard tissue layers. This instrument is available in a curved or straight profile making it well suited for a vast array of surgical interventions.