Sklar Barraquer Needle Holder, Straight Delicate
A 5-1/2 inch straight, delicate needle holder with 0.8mm tips and no catch, used for fine suture control during ophthalmic microsurgery. It is supplied for repeated sterilization and reuse in hospital and clinic settings.
8mm tips and no locking catch, used to grasp and control small suture needles during ophthalmic microsurgery. The absence of a catch mechanism means the surgeon maintains continuous manual pressure on the handle to hold the needle, giving a more direct, tactile sense of grip force compared with a ratcheted holder, which many ophthalmic surgeons prefer for the fine suturing that corneal, cataract, and other eye procedures require.
This listing spans nine configurations of the Barraquer needle holder, offering variations in curvature and tip design so the surgeon can select the exact instrument suited to a specific suturing task and personal technique. This needle holder is used almost exclusively by ophthalmic surgeons and is a staple of the ophthalmic surgical tray, kept alongside iris scissors, forceps, and other fine instruments used during the same procedures.
It is reprocessed following the meticulous sterilization protocols applied to precision ophthalmic instruments.
