Sklar Kronecker Ligature Needle, Right 6 Inch
A right handed 6 inch ligature needle used to guide and pass ligature material around vessels or tissue during surgical procedures.
The Sklar Kronecker Ligature Needle is a curved surgical needle measuring 6 inches, made in a right handed orientation to suit passing ligature material through or around tissue from a particular direction during a procedure. Its role is to carry suture or ligature thread along a controlled path around a vessel or structure so that the surgeon can tie it off securely, a technique used in various general and vascular procedures where direct suturing access is limited.
Having a defined right hand orientation means the instrument is best suited to surgeons or approaches where that specific direction of needle travel is preferred, and a corresponding left hand version would typically be paired with it for the opposite side of a bilateral procedure. General and vascular surgeons and their assistants use ligature needles of this kind during the ligation steps of an operation.
As a reusable surgical instrument, it should be cleaned and sterilized between uses according to standard reprocessing protocols, with the tip and curve checked before each case to ensure smooth, reliable needle passage.
