Sklar Landolt Spoon Curette, Malleable 10-1/4 Inch
A 10-1/4 inch malleable curette with a spoon shaped tip, used to scrape and remove soft tissue during pituitary and skull base neurosurgical procedures.
The Sklar Landolt Spoon Curette is a neurosurgical instrument measuring 10-1/4 inches, featuring a spoon shaped working end on a shaft that is malleable, meaning it can be bent to the specific angle the surgeon needs for the individual patient's anatomy and chosen surgical corridor. The spoon shape gives the tip a slightly concave scraping surface, useful for gathering and removing soft tissue in a controlled manner rather than simply pushing it aside, which suits the careful, incremental removal of pituitary tissue during a hypophysectomy.
This curette is part of the wider Landolt instrument system built around a common shaft length and adjustable curvature, letting surgeons shape each instrument individually to the surgical approach before use. Neurosurgeons performing transsphenoidal pituitary surgery and related skull base procedures rely on this and the accompanying Landolt instruments as a coordinated set.
As a reusable, malleable stainless steel instrument, it should be cleaned and sterilized between cases following standard neurosurgical reprocessing protocols, with shape retention and tip condition checked before use.
