Tongue Depressors
A tongue depressor holds the tongue clear of the field so the oropharynx can be seen or worked in. The stainless steel instruments here are the reusable, autoclavable alternative to the disposable wooden blade — they are rigid, which matters when the tongue is actively resisting, and they carry a proper handle rather than a flat stick.Blade shape is the differenceBrunings and Buchwald are the standard ENT examination patterns with a broad, gently curved blade. Doyen and Collin are heavier, intended for use under anaesthesia. Wieder has a wide, spatulate blade for oral surgery, and is also stocked with a light guide channel that carries fibre-optic illumination to the working end. Mayo, Kroenig, Haas, Frenzel, Bishop and Moritz-Schmidt vary blade width, curve and handle offset.Also listed as tongue blades, which is the same instrument.
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