DERMAL CURETTE
Sterile single-use instrument for precise and gentle curettage
The aim of curettage is the removal of a superficial skin change
with a minimum of damage to the surrounding tissue.
The curette is extremely sharp and thus gives precise and gentle
tissue removal, which also facilitates its deployment in the
treatment of superficial malign tumours. Its enormous cutting-
power makes work considerably easier compared with the ”sharp
spoon“.
ADVANTAGES
The dermal curette is comparable in size and weight to a
fountain-pen, and impresses by its easy handling. It consists of:
Circular extremely sharp blade
ergonomic and plastic handle
good field of operating visibility
INDICATIONS
Verrucae vulgares, planae juvenilis
Mollusca contagiosa
seborrhoeic keratoses
epidermal naevi
Angioma
Necrosis removal (for example in Ulcera cruris)
for shave biopsy or the complete excision of superficial
skin tumours
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Before curettage, a local anæsthetic is generally required, with
appropriate disinfection of the skin. In cases of very small,
superficial lesions, it is possible to avoid the anaesthetic.
1. The most commonly-used method is the ”fountain-pen
technique“. To do this, the curette is held between the thumb,
index and middle finger, while the skin should be stretched with
the fingers of the other hand.
2. This method of holding enables precise guiding of the
instrument, so that the piece of tissue can be removed in one
well-targeted incision.
3. A further commonly used method is the ”potato-peeler
technique“, held the handle of the curette in the distal interdigital fold of the index finger, and supported by the other
fingers of the curetting hand. The thumbs serve to provide a
stable base. This technique makes it possible to guide the
instrument, applying greater pressure, but accuracy is reduced
somewhat in so doing. In view of the sharpness of the curette,
it should preferably be deployed only in cases of hard skin.
DIAMETERS AVAILABLE: 2mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 7mm
PACKAGING: 20 pcs.
BIOPSY PUNCH
Sterile single-use instrument for accurate and gentle skin
biopsies
The biopsy occupies a central place in medical diagnosis. Despite
the development of diagnostics procedures, histopathological
tissue assessment continues to form the ”Gold Standard“. Given
its simplicity of handling, as well as the presentation of a skin test
that is neatly defined in terms of its length and diameter, the
punch biopsy is currently the most suitable instrument to take skin
biopsies. The punch biopsy gives a representative cross-section
through the entire cutis, as it reaches sufficiently deep and
includes a sufficiently wide excision of the cutis. Usually a 4mm
punch will suffice.
ADVANTAGES
The sterile and disposable biopsy punches KAI have the following
features:
extremely sharp stainless-steel cut
ergonomic handle for easy handling
easy-to-use
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
The biopsy itself is technically straightforward and can be
performed very rapidly. It is carried out under a local anaesthetic.
1. The skin is stretched out to the relaxed skin tension lines
2. The punch is held between the thumb and index finger,
placed upon the upper surface the skin and pressed down
clockwise in a “screwing” motion at moderate pressure. It is
important that penetration into the fatty tissue is sufficiently
deep to obtain a suitable sample. The right length of the cut
is 7mm. A longer biopsy can be obtained through intraoperative pressure. The operator’s technique will determine
the depth of the tissue taken.
3. The biopsy should be carefully caught from the punch using
a small anatomical set of tweezers, avoiding any crushing. It
is then separated away flat with the scissors or scalpel at the
base and placed over a suitable container.
4. Due to tensioning of the skin, an oval-shaped blemish is
produced, which can easily be closed up. Hæmostasis using
an instrument is almost never needed. In the case of
punches up to 4mm diameter, close the wound with suture.
The resulting scars are scarcely visible.
DIAMETERS AVAILABLE: 1mm, 1,5mm, 2mm, 2,5mm, 3mm,
3,5mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm, 8mm
LENGTH OF CUT: 7mm
PACKAGING: 20 pcs.
IMPORTER: MANUFACTURER:
GIMA Spa KAI INDUSTRIES CO,LTD.
Via Marconi, 1 1110. Oyana, Seki City, Gifu
20060 Gessate (MI) – Italia Prefecture, 501, 3992 Japan
KAI EUROPE GmbH.
Kottendorfer Str.5, 42697 Solingen – Germany
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