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Aesculap Surgical Instruments
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Aesculap Surgical Instruments

Product catalog summary
Overview: This document is a technical brochure detailing a comprehensive range of microsurgical instruments designed for cardiac and vascular surgery. It focuses on micro scissors, micro forceps, and micro needle holders, highlighting their advanced manufacturing technologies and materials for enhanced functionality and reduced weight.
Key Technologies:
  • DIA DUST® Coating: A diamond dust coating that provides a hard, wear-resistant surface, ensuring a reliable grip on fine needles, sutures, and tissue.
  • DUROGRIP® Technology: Features tungsten carbide inserts in needle holders for a secure hold on needles, with options for smooth or micro-serrated jaws based on suture material size.
Product Specifications:
  • Micro Scissors: Available in various blade lengths and angles, with options for flat or round handles.
  • Micro Forceps: Offered with round or flat handles, with or without counterbalance, and feature the DIA DUST® coating for enhanced grip.
  • Micro Needle Holders: Available in different handle styles and lengths, with options for catch mechanisms and suitable for various suture sizes.
Specialized Instruments: Instruments for shunt operations are designed for vessels between 4 and 6 mm in diameter, combining features of conventional and micro instruments for improved usability.
Corporate Philosophy: Aesculap emphasizes innovation, partnership, competence, and quality, with a commitment to sharing expertise and providing high-quality products and services for the entire surgical process.
Specifications: The document lists multiple models of needle holders, such as REIN-KUPKA, HELLBERG-KUPKA, and DUROGRIP® Micro Needle Holders, detailing dimensions and features like locking mechanisms and jaw structures. It also covers microsurgery blades and scalpel handles, specifying sizes and packaging details.
Recommendations: For needle holders, it recommends using tungsten carbide inserts with smooth jaw surfaces for micro suture material sizes 9/0 – 11/0, and inserts with a 0.2 mm pitch serration for suture material sizes 6/0 – 10/0.
Care and Maintenance: Detailed procedures for cleaning, disinfecting, and maintaining surgical instruments are outlined, emphasizing manual and machine cleaning, proper lubrication, and regular checks for damage. Guidelines for sterilization recommend steam sterilization according to validated processes.
Storage and Handling: Instructions are provided for the proper storage of instruments, including the use of silicone racks and tray inserts to protect delicate parts.
Additional Information: The document references additional resources and catalogs for more information on cardiovascular and thoracic surgery instruments, as well as other related products.
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Microinstruments for Cardiac and Vascular Surgery B | BRAUN SHARING EXPERTISE

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Think Innovation. Think Aesculap. In this brochure we present a range of microsurgical instruments for cardiovascular surgery. Above all, the programme contains a very extensive and well balanced selection of micro scissors, micro forceps and micro needleholders – produced using the most advanced manufacturing technologies and selected materials for outstanding functionality at low weight. The diamond dust coating (DIA DUST®) and the tungsten carbide technology (DUROGRIP®) that we use for our forceps and needleholders leads to a secure hold on tissue and needles and furthermore to high wear resistance....

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Profound knowledge derives from appreciating the significance of individual pieces of knowledge or experience and fitting them together into a coherent network. A principle B. Braun has been following consistently for more than 160 years, clearly reflected in its corporate claim: “Sharing Expertise". Sharing knowledge across all company divisions creates a broader, sounder knowledge base for everyone involved, resulting in far-sighted, detailed solutions and maximum safety. For the benefit of the patient and in the interests of the user. With over 130 years of experience in the surgical instrument...

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Our instruments are in held in high esteem by surgeons all over the world. I know why this is and I make sure it stays that way. Think Quality. Think Aesculap. People I talk to can be critical at first: high quality, but still an economically sensible solution? Then I simply let the facts speak for themselves. Think Economy. Think Aesculap. Think Economy Think Service Sometimes it’s the minor details we provide that make the process run smoothly. The main thing is, everything works and everyone is happy. Think Service. Think Aesculap. Think Innovation Each new product is like your own baby. You...

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Micro Scissors with Flat Handle Fine blade blade length: 15 mm Delicate blade blade length: 10 mm Ultra delicate blade blade length: 7 mm Fine blade, with 1 probe pointed blade blade length: 15 mm

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Instrument length depends on the blade length or angle

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Micro Scissors with Round Handle Fine blade blade length: 15 mm Delicate blade blade length: 10 mm Delicate blade, with 1 probe pointed blade blade length: 10 mm Ultra delicate blade blade length: 7 mm

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Instrument length depends on the blade length or angle

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Micro Vascular Scissors Standard blade blade length: 12 mm Delicate blade blade length: 10 mm Ultra delicate blade blade length: 8 mm

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Micro Scissors Instrument length depends on the blade length or angle 1/1

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Micro Forceps with Round Handle and Counter Balance diam. of ring: 1 mm, straight diam. of ring: 1 mm, curved diam. of ring: 2 mm, straight Platform tips, straight Platform tips, curved The diamond dust coating ensures an even harder and more wear resistant surface on the inside of the jaws. Moreover, the structure of the DIA DUST® coating leads to a reliable grip for fine needles and sutures, as well as for tissue.

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DIA DUST® Micro Forceps 1/1

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Micro Forceps with Round Handle without Counter Balance diam. of ring: 1 mm, straight diam. of ring: 1 mm , curved diam. of ring: 1 mm with platform tip The diamond dust coating ensures an even harder and more wear resistant surface on the inside of the jaws. Moreover, the structure of the DIA DUST® coating leads to a reliable grip for fine needles and sutures, as well as for tissue.

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DIA DUST® Micro Forceps 1/1 185 mm, 7 1/4”

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Micro Forceps with Round Handle without Counter Balance cross serrated FM053R Micro ring forceps 180 mm, 7” Micro ring forceps 200 mm, 8”

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DIA DUST® Micro Forceps Micro Forceps with Flat Handle 1 mm The diamond dust coating ensures an even harder and more wear resistant surface on the inside of the jaws. Moreover, the structure of the DIA DUST® coating leads to a reliable grip for fine needles and sutures, as well as for tissue.

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Micro Forceps with Flat Handle diam. of ring: 1 mm, straight diam. of ring: 1 mm, curved The diamond dust coating ensures an even harder and more wear resistant surface on the inside of the jaws. Moreover, the structure of the DIA DUST® coating leads to a reliable grip for fine needles and sutures, as well as for tissue.

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DIA DUST® Micro Forceps 1/1

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with catch without catch

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DIA DUST® DIA DUST® Micro Needle Holders The diamond dust coating ensures an even harder and more wear resistant surface on the inside of the jaws. Moreover, the structure of the DIA DUST® coating leads to a reliable grip for fine needles and sutures, as well as for tissue.

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DIA DUST® Micro Needle Holders with Round Handle Suture size with catch, heavy style Suture size without catch, heavy style The diamond dust coating ensures an even harder and more wear resistant surface on the inside of the jaws. Moreover, the structure of the DIA DUST® coating leads to a reliable grip for fine needles and sutures, as well as for

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DIA DUST® Micro Needle Holders 1/1 190 mm, 7 1/2”

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DIA DUST® Micro Needle Holders The diamond dust coating ensures an even harder and more wear resistant surface on the inside of the jaws. Moreover, the structure of the DIA DUST® coating leads to a reliable grip for fine needles and sutures, as well as for tissue.

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DIA DUST® Micro Needle Holders with Flat Knurled Handle Suture size with catch Suture size without catch The diamond dust coating ensures an even harder and more wear resistant surface on the inside of the jaws. Moreover, the structure of the DIA DUST® coating leads to a reliable grip for fine needles and sutures, as well as for

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DIA DUST® Micro Needle Holders 1/1

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DIA DUST® Micro Needle Holders The diamond dust coating ensures an even harder and more wear resistant surface on the inside of the jaws. Moreover, the structure of the DIA DUST® coating leads to a reliable grip for fine needles and sutures, as well as for tissue. GLASSER FM560R Suture size: 5/0 and smaller 125 mm, 5” GLASSER FM561R Suture size: 5/0 and smaller 180 mm,

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