Sklar Merit Collier Needle Holder, Fenestrated
A Sklar Merit Collier needle holder, 5-1/4 inches, serrated and fenestrated, used to grip and drive suture needles securely during surgical wound closure.
The Collier needle holder is used to grip a suture needle firmly and guide it through tissue during wound closure, and this Sklar Merit version measures 5-1/4 inches with serrated, fenestrated jaws, meaning the jaw surface includes an opening or window pattern in addition to serration, a design intended to improve grip stability on the needle across a range of gauges.
Instruments of this kind are used across general and other surgical specialties wherever manual suturing is performed, whether closing skin, fascia or deeper tissue layers. The fenestrated jaw pattern is one of several jaw surface designs used across needle holder ranges, each intended to balance secure needle retention with protecting the needle surface from excessive marking during repeated use.
It should be cleaned and sterilised between uses following standard surgical instrument reprocessing protocols, with the jaw surface checked periodically to confirm it continues to grip needles securely.
