Description
Cottle Cartilage Crusher
The Cottle cartilage crusher is a back-table instrument for rhinoplasty and septoplasty. Surgeons use it to flatten and soften harvested cartilage before they place it as a graft.
Preparing cartilage grafts
Septal and ear cartilage often come out curved or stiff. Therefore, the surgeon places the piece in the crusher and presses it. The cartilage then becomes flatter and more pliable, so it can fill a contour defect.
Compact 65 x 30 x 30 mm size
Our listing gives the size as 65 x 30 x 30 mm. That compact footprint suits a small space on the back table. Also, it leaves room for the other rhinoplasty instruments nearby.
Role in a rhinoplasty tray
Cartilage grafting plays a large part in many nasal operations. For instance, crushed cartilage can camouflage an irregular dorsum. Meanwhile, a morselizer offers a scored rather than crushed result, so some teams carry both.
Deciding what to add
If your team harvests septal cartilage often, then a crusher saves time. However, check your current graft workflow before ordering. Contact us with any sizing question and we will reply with details.
Caring for your Cottle cartilage crusher
Remove cartilage fragments from the crushing surfaces straight after surgery. Next, scrub every face and any recesses with a brush. Finally, dry the crusher completely before it goes through sterilization.
Cartilage crusher specifications
- Cottle-pattern cartilage crusher
- Size: 65 x 30 x 30 mm
- Stainless steel
Order and warranty
A three-year warranty against workmanship faults comes with this Cottle crusher. Before it leaves us, one of our Atlanta team looks it over by hand. Browse our FAQ answers for quick help. Crusher steel follows ASTM F899, our surgical steel reference. For bone work on the nasal hump, look at the Cottle Kazanjian bone cutting forceps. Then see the whole ENT instruments section.
Professional use only. The care and sterilization advice covers why a crusher may look different from its photo and why steel carries nickel. Our shipping terms list delivery options.
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