Surgical Retractor 19.1 cm (7.5)

Controlled Guidance and Retraction for Surgical Access

The 7 1/2" Cottle Knife Guide and Retractor is a hand-held surgical instrument designed to guide a knife while providing retraction during tissue-access tasks. Its combined guide-and-retractor format supports coordinated handling in ENT and General Surgery workflows, helping the user maintain instrument control while creating or preserving a working view. The 7.5" overall length offers a practical reach for procedures requiring access beyond the immediate hand position. By bringing guidance and retraction into one instrument, it can help streamline handling during focused dissection and exposure tasks without adding a separate instrument for each function.

Use Cases

• Guide a surgical knife during controlled tissue-access work in ENT procedures.
• Provide retraction while a knife is being guided through a focused operative field.
• Support exposure and instrument positioning during General Surgery procedures.
• Use as a combined guide and retractor when coordinated handling is preferred over switching between separate instruments.

Specifications

Care & Handling

• Clean the instrument promptly after use according to facility protocols and the applicable manufacturer instructions.
• Inspect the guide and retractor surfaces before and after use for visible soil, damage, or irregularities that could affect handling.
• Handle the instrument carefully during cleaning, transport, and setup to help preserve its working surfaces.
• Store in a clean, protected location in accordance with facility procedures.

Specifications

General use; follow facility protocols.