Herbert Mallet

Description

Herbert Mallet

Oral surgery often calls for a mallet that taps rather than pounds. The Herbert mallet fills that role at 19 cm overall. It drives bone chisels and osteotomes in small, deliberate increments. Meanwhile, the surgeon keeps both eyes on the cutting edge and the surrounding tissue.

Herbert, Partsch or Vickers

The supplier catalogue places three mallet patterns together: Herbert, Partsch and Vickers. Each is listed at 19 cm. The Partsch is described as lead filled, but the catalogue gives no head details for the Herbert. Therefore, compare the photos of all three to judge head shape and balance before you choose.

Matching the Mallet to the Chisel

Fine periodontal chisels need gentle taps, whereas heavier bone chisels can take a firmer stroke. Because the Herbert is a single 19 cm pattern, the user varies force through grip position. Choking up near the head gives a softer blow. Holding the end of the handle, on the other hand, adds leverage for denser bone.

Handling Between Cases

Mallet heads pick up bone dust and blood on their faces. So rinse it promptly after surgery and scrub the striking surfaces with a soft brush. Next, check that the head is still tight before packaging it for the autoclave. Store it apart from delicate tips, since a mallet can dent nearby instruments in a cassette.

Before and After Delivery

Each Herbert is checked by hand at our United States base for a tight head and a sound handle. You will receive it unsterilized, so complete cleaning and sterilization first. Any flaw from production is our responsibility for three years against manufacturing defects.

Steel grade details are in the ASTM F899 record; you can also browse the maxillofacial surgery collection, and use the Herbert with our 170 mm bone chisels. Answers to common questions sit on our FAQ overview.

The Herbert mallet is meant for trained surgical professionals; review our sterilization steps and delivery information before first use.