Sklar Hosobuchi Blade, Rigid, Blunt, 10-1/4 Inch
A rigid, blunt, 10-1/4 inch Sklar Hosobuchi blade, used by neurosurgeons for fine dissection during pituitary and skull base surgical procedures.
The Sklar Hosobuchi Blade is a 10-1/4 inch rigid instrument with a blunt tip, part of a family of instruments used in trans-sphenoidal pituitary and skull base neurosurgery. Unlike a malleable instrument that can be bent to a custom shape, the rigid construction of this blade gives the surgeon a fixed, predictable working angle throughout the procedure, which some surgeons prefer for consistency when working repeatedly through the same narrow surgical corridor.
The blunt tip allows the instrument to be used for gentle blunt dissection of tissue planes within the surgical cavity without cutting structures that need to be preserved. Neurosurgeons use instruments like this alongside other purpose built pituitary surgery tools, including dissectors, curettes and spoons, as part of a complete trans-sphenoidal instrument set.
This is a single size listing as offered by Sklar for the Hosobuchi pattern, made from surgical grade stainless steel and intended for repeated sterilized use in neurosurgical practice.
