Sklar Balfour Center Blade, Malleable, 12 Inch
A 12 inch malleable centre blade, 5 inches deep by 2 inches wide, used as an interchangeable component of the Balfour abdominal retractor. It is supplied for repeated sterilization and reuse in hospital and clinic settings.
The Sklar Balfour Center Blade is a malleable interchangeable component of the Balfour abdominal retractor system, measuring 12 inches with a working depth of 5 inches and a width of 2 inches. It attaches to the Balfour retractor frame to provide additional or alternative exposure of the upper edge of an abdominal incision, and being malleable, it can be gently bent by the surgical team to match the specific contour and depth required for a given patient and procedure.
This listing covers a set of five blades of the same size, reflecting the fact that centre blades are often supplied in multiples so a facility always has a spare or replacement on hand for its Balfour retractor frames. Interchangeable centre blades like this one allow one retractor frame to serve a range of abdominal depths and patient body types without needing an entirely separate retractor for each case.
It is used by general and gynecologic surgeons wherever a Balfour retractor is deployed, and is reprocessed as part of the surgical set between procedures.
