Gil-Vernet Type Retractor

Description

Gil-Vernet Type Retractor

A narrow bladed hand held retractor associated with the intrasinusal approach to the renal pelvis. The blades are deliberately slim, because the space being held open is a plane between the renal sinus fat and the pelvis rather than an open wound.

Blade widths

Six widths from 8 mm through to 23 mm. The narrow end of the range is for the initial plane, the wider blades for holding it once it is developed. A set covering several widths is more useful than any single blade, since the retractor is changed as the exposure grows.

Blade shape

Slightly dished and turned through a right angle to a flat handle, so the blade sits in the plane while the handle stays out of it. The dish matters: a flat blade of this width tends to slip out of a fatty plane, where a dished one holds.

Care

Slim blades bend, and a bent blade of this type is no longer usable because the plane it holds is defined by its shape. Check each blade against a flat surface, reprocess without stacking anything on top, and dry fully before storage.

Specification

• Blade widths: 8, 11, 15, 17, 20 and 23 mm
• Dished blade, right angle to a flat handle
• Material: surgical stainless steel
• Reusable, autoclavable, supplied non sterile

Warranty and supply

Three years of cover against manufacturing defects, from the invoice date. Stock is inspected in Atlanta before it ships. See our FAQs for care guidance, or browse the rest of our urology surgical instruments.

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Disclaimer

Catalog photographs are reference images and may show more than one size or variation, so check the option you have selected before ordering. This is a professional use product. Surgical stainless steel contains nickel, and Intrace USA cannot accept liability for allergic or material sensitivity reactions. See the FDA guidance on materials used in medical devices.