Sklar Hardy Enucleator, Blunt, Right, 9-3/4 Inch

The Sklar Hardy Enucleator is a 9-3/4 inch instrument with a blunt, right sided tip, part of the Hardy instrument family used in trans-sphenoidal pituitary and skull base surgery. Enucleators are used to gently separate and free a tumor or tissue mass from surrounding structures, and the blunt tip on this pattern allows the surgeon to work by blunt dissection within the narrow trans-sphenoidal corridor without cutting adjacent tissue that must be preserved.

This pattern is offered by Sklar across four sizes, allowing surgeons to select the instrument length and profile suited to the specific pituitary approach and tumor characteristics. Neurosurgeons use enucleators like this alongside other Hardy pattern instruments, including dissectors, spoons and curettes, as part of a dedicated pituitary surgery instrument set, and the instrument is intended for repeated sterilized use as reusable surgical grade equipment within a neurosurgical or skull base surgery department.