Sklar Caspar Dura Hook, Curved Right Angle
A 9-3/4 inch dura hook with a curved, right angled tip, used to gently retract or manipulate the dura mater during spinal and neurosurgical procedures.
The Sklar Caspar Dura Hook is a fine, elongated instrument measuring 9-3/4 inches, used by neurosurgeons to carefully hook and manipulate the dura mater or nearby soft tissue during spinal procedures where visibility and gentleness matter most. This listing covers a right angled, curved variant offered in a large profile, part of a small family of dura hooks that also includes different angle and profile combinations to suit the surgeon's preferred technique and the anatomy being addressed.
The right angle bend allows the tip to be introduced into a tight surgical corridor, such as the exposure created by a Caspar cervical retractor, and used to lift or move tissue without the shaft obstructing the surgeon's view. Because dural tissue is thin and easily torn, an instrument like this is designed to be handled with a light touch rather than force.
Dura hooks of this kind are standard components of neurosurgical and spinal instrument trays, used alongside retractors, distractors and other fine dissecting tools, and are reprocessed as reusable stainless steel instruments between cases.
