Orthopedic Microsurgical Instruments
This category holds new and used orthopedic microsurgical instruments from Clear Choice Medical. Current listings include micro forceps and a few other fine micro instruments.
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Micro orthopedic instruments follow standard instrument patterns at a smaller scale, usually with much finer tips. As with larger orthopedic instruments, the maker name and catalog number are the fastest way to identify a micro piece. Read the full title, since exact model details live in each listing.
When you compare micro forceps, look at tip size, jaw pattern and whether the handle locks. Micro instruments come with flat or round handles, and the handle style is usually visible in the photos. Check the overall length and the working length, since titles may give length in inches or centimeters. If an instrument is angled, the title may state the angle in degrees, so confirm it before you order. Tips on micro instruments are small, so enlarge the listing photos to study them. Availability on this page changes as items sell, so what you see today may differ later. Browse the current listings, or contact Clear Choice Medical if a tip or marking is hard to see.
Common questions about Micro-Ortho
What do gold handles mean on a micro needle holder?
Gold handles are a maker's marking, and on Sklar instruments they identify tungsten carbide inserts. The GMDN device vocabulary notes that some needle holders use inserts of hard materials such as carbide. Makers also give their own names to jaw types. Integra's Jarit microvascular needle holders, for example, are listed with Carb-Bite jaws or with Stardust jaws. Some of the Stardust models are titanium, and their catalog numbers end in ti. So read the jaw type and material in the title. Then check them against the maker's catalog number.
Is a micro skin hook a small retractor?
No, a skin hook is classed as a soft-tissue hook rather than a blade-style retractor. The GMDN device vocabulary describes it as a slender, shaft-like instrument that tapers to a hook or to parallel hooks. Micro versions are listed by prong count and by length. Device records show very fine skin hooks with one prong or two prongs at 15 cm long. Another record lists a micro skin hook with a single prong at 155 mm. Check the prong count and hook size in the photos. Then confirm the overall length in the title.
What is the difference between micro forceps and a micro needle holder?
A micro needle holder is made to grasp a suture needle, while micro forceps are made to grasp and handle soft tissue. The GMDN device vocabulary says needle holders typically have short serrated jaws for gripping the needle. It lists a tweezers-like needle holder design with bowed and hinged handles. Micro forceps also use a tweezers-like design with various tips. Some are sold with a tying platform, such as a cross-serrated platform. Because the two can look alike in photos, read the instrument name in the title first. Then check the jaw description for serrations or a tying platform.