Bone File #45

5-1/8" (13.0 cm) Bone and Skin Rasp is a unique instrument ideal for use in surgical procedures that require manipulation of bone and other hard tissue surfaces. This rasp features a long, slim handle from which extends a spatula like protrusion that has an alternating pattern of dots on it that makes this surface suited for slight filing. Not as abrasive as a file this rasp can be used for the mild reshaping of bone or more delicate semi-solid tissue layers such as bone to prevent sharp edges from causing damage to other adjacent tissue or vasculature.

double-ended, plain serrations, 6.0 mm & 5.0 mm wide ends, 7" (17.5 cm) Bone File #33 is ideally suit for use in neurosurgical and orthopedic surgeries that require manipulation of bone in and around delicate tissue structures. This type of instrument can be useful in filing down the skull in procedures like craniotomies or in reshaping the vertebral arch during laminectomies or hemi-laminectomies. This gives added protection to the brain tissue or neurovascular bundles that can pass over these cut surfaces that may be jagged and could cause additionally injury or trauma. Additionally this file is double ended with plain serrations and features a 6.0 mm and 5.0 mm wide ends.

bayonet, 1 side flat & 1 side convex w/ cross-serrations, 9-1/2" (24.0 cm)Bone Rasp is designed to aid in manipulation of bone and other hard tissue surfaces. It can be used to scrape or file away at these surfaces to give them a smoother finish for a variety of reasons. Mainly it is well suited for use in neurosurgical or orthopedic surgeries because these coarse bony areas can cause damage to surrounding tissue if they are not evened out with a file or raspatory. This rasp is a bayonet style and features one flat size and one convex side with cross-serrations that makes it well suited for filing.

round blades, double-ended, 1 10.0 mm round blade tapers to 4.0 mm & 1 15.0 mm half-round blade tapers to 5.0 mm, 12" (30.5 cm) Putti Bone Rasp is an instrument ideally suited for use in surgeries that require handling and particularly mild reshaping of bone such as in neurosurgical or orthopedic surgeries. . This instrument is double ended and features one round blade and another half round. The unique design of this rasp is in the leap shaped silhouette that tapers from 11.0 mm to 4.0 mm for the round blade and from 15.0 mm to 5.0 for the half round that allows it to be fit into slim and narrow spaces and effectively whittle down bone or hard tissue from any angle.