Sklar Ferguson Gallstone Scoop, Double End Multiple Sizes
A 9-1/2 inch double ended scoop available in small, medium and large profiles, used to locate and remove gallstones during open biliary surgery.
The Sklar Ferguson Gallstone Scoop is a surgical instrument measuring 9-1/2 inches with a scoop shaped working end at each end of its shaft, giving the surgeon two sizes or angles of scoop on a single handle to explore for and retrieve gallstones from the bile duct or gallbladder during open biliary surgery.
This listing covers small, medium and large profile options, letting the surgical team choose the scoop dimension best suited to the size of stone anticipated or encountered during the procedure, with the double ended design reducing the need to switch instruments mid task if a different scoop size becomes useful.
The smooth, curved scoop surface is intended to cradle and lift a stone out of the duct or gallbladder without fragmenting it or injuring the surrounding tissue. General and hepatobiliary surgeons use gallstone scoops of this type during cholecystectomy and common bile duct exploration procedures. As a reusable stainless steel instrument, it should be cleaned and sterilized between cases following standard surgical instrument reprocessing protocols, with both scoop ends checked before use.
