Sklar Cone Cranial Punch, 9in
A 9 inch cranial punch used to remove small sections of skull bone during craniotomy and other neurosurgical procedures.
The Sklar Cone Cranial Punch is a 9 inch instrument used in neurosurgery to remove small sections of skull bone, typically as part of enlarging a burr hole or shaping the edges of a craniotomy opening. Its punch mechanism allows the surgeon to bite away controlled portions of bone in a series of small, precise steps, which offers more control than attempting to remove the same amount of bone with a saw or drill alone, particularly near the edges of an opening where precision matters to avoid injury to the underlying dura and brain.
This kind of instrument complements the drills, craniotomes and rongeurs used earlier in the bone-opening sequence of a neurosurgical procedure, often used to fine-tune the shape and size of the cranial opening once the initial access has been created. Neurosurgeons and their surgical teams rely on a cranial punch as a standard part of craniotomy instrumentation.
As a reusable stainless steel instrument, it is cleaned, inspected for the sharpness and alignment of its punching mechanism, and sterilized between surgical cases.
