Rhoton Dissector Set
A set of microsurgical dissectors (typically 12-19 pieces) with flat, spatula-shaped tips, designed by Dr. Albert L. Rhoton Jr. Includes straight, angled, and teardrop-shaped tips in various sizes for blunt dissection of arachnoid planes and neurovascular structures under the microscope.
How it is used
Blunt microsurgical dissection in brain tumor and aneurysm surgery and skull base approaches; separating arachnoid planes without traumatizing vascular and neural structures.
Clinical tip
Despite being sold as a "set," only 3-4 pieces tend to see repeated use in the OR; each dissector is identified by its tip number and angle (e.g., #6, #7) rather than by name.
Sources
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