Nelaton Probes

Description

Nelaton Probe

A slim malleable probe for exploring a tract, sinus or fistula. One end carries a small bulbous tip that follows a channel without piercing its wall, and the other carries an eye so a seton or a drain can be drawn back through.

Malleable by design

The probe is meant to be shaped to the tract by hand and reshaped for the next case. That is normal use, not damage, and it is why the pattern has survived. It also means the probe should be brought back to straight before it is reprocessed, so a distorted instrument is not mistaken for a shaped one on the next tray.

The eye

The eye takes a thread or a fine drain. Passing the probe and then drawing material back along the same path avoids a second blind pass, which is the main reason to pick this pattern over a plain sound.

Care

Straighten before cleaning. Brush through the eye and along the shaft, and inspect the bulbous tip for flattening, which changes how it sits in a tract. Dry fully and store flat.

Specification

• Length: 15 cm
• Bulbous tip, eye at the opposite end
• Malleable shaft
• Material: surgical stainless steel
• Reusable, autoclavable, supplied non sterile

Warranty and supply

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

The American Urological Association publishes related clinical background.

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.