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Tonsil snare (Eve-type)

Wire loop instrument sliding over a metal sheath; after dissecting the tonsil down to its lower pole, the loop is passed around the tonsillar pedicle and closed to sever it.

How it is used

Classic cold-dissection tonsillectomy, as the final step severing the lower pole.

Sources

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History

Added to the catalog on 2026-10-15.

Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.

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