Downing Cartilage Knife

Liston Amputation Knife is designed to aid in procedures that require amputation. This knife is well suited for amputation procedures in which muscle, fat and bone need to be cut through. The cleaner the cut through these tissue layers the less trauma to surrounding areas. This knife features a rounded handle that allow for manual operation and is available in two lengths 6.75" and 8" making it suitable for a variety of places in the body.

6-3/4" (17.0 cm) Smillie Meniscus Knife is ideally suited for surgical procedures of the knee. This instrument is specifically designs to cut and make incisions into the menisci found in the knee. A common injury is a tear to this cartilage which cushions the knee join. This knife features a T-shaped handle and a deep spatula type head making it well suited to handle the special tissue of the meniscus. Additionally this instrument is available curved left or right or straight with a chisel type profile making it suitable for a variety of surgical scenarios and surgeon preferences.

11-1/2" (29.0 cm) Satterlee Bone Saw is an instrument designed to cut through bone. This saw features a handle which is coupled with a large blade which gives it an incomparable level of strength and sturdiness. The large blade design of this saw makes it well suited for sawing through bones of a larger diameter and size. This instrument can be purchased as the blade only or complete.

forward cutting, 6-1/2" (16.5 cm) Frazier Cordotomy Knife is ideally suited for cordotomy/chordotomy procedures. A chordotomy is a surgical procedures that is performed in patients that has severe pain and involves accessing and manipulating the spinal cord. In some cordotomies a laminectomy is also performed for increased access to the cord. This knife is designed for forward cutting and makes effective cuts that reduce trauma to surrounding tissue areas while effectively disabling some pain-conducting tracts.