Arruga Straight

Description

Arruga Needle Holder, Straight

Some closures need reach more than anything else. This arruga needle holder offers a straight 15 cm body, so your hand stays outside the arch even when the site sits deep in the mouth. As a result, it sits between short periodontal holders and longer general surgical models.

What the Catalogue Tells Us

The supplier catalogue lists the Arruga among its needle holders as a 15 cm straight model. Beyond that, it gives no jaw or tip detail. Therefore, we recommend you compare the product photos to judge the jaw profile against the holders you already use.

Why Straight Jaws at 15 cm

Straight jaws keep the needle on a predictable line from the hand to the tissue. Consequently, you can aim each pass with confidence. Meanwhile, the 15 cm length moves your fingers out of the field when you work behind the premolars or across the palate. Shorter holders cannot do this without crowding the lips. If most of your stitches sit near the incisors, however, a 12 or 13 cm holder may feel more natural. Many surgeons keep both lengths on the tray.

Cases That Suit the Arruga

• Posterior flap closure with fine sutures.
• Palatal donor site stitches after graft harvesting.
• Soft tissue repair where a 15 cm straight holder feels right.

Arruga Inspection and Cover

The holder is stainless steel, and someone on our US team opens and locks each Arruga to verify alignment before dispatch. It is shipped non-sterile; thus, wash and autoclave the Arruga before it reaches a surgical tray. Straight Arruga holders sold here come with three years against manufacturing defects, jaws and joint together.

See ASTM F899 for how surgical steel is specified. You can also explore our maxillofacial category, or compare the shorter 13 cm Halsey Needle Holder. Answers on ordering live in our FAQs.

Only trained professionals should place sutures with the Arruga. Our cleaning instructions and dispatch information are worth reading before your order arrives.