12.7cm, 5″
medium size
5mm diameter
This 12.7cm (5″) KLEINERT-KUTZ HOOK carries a medium 5mm diameter tip, positioned between the small and large versions in the same family. For surgical teams building out a hand or tendon tray, having a medium option on hand means less improvising when a case falls between the smallest and largest available sizes, which happens often enough that a mid-range instrument earns its place in the set.
A 5mm tip strikes a practical balance: enough surface contact to hold tissue securely without the narrow point of the 3mm version, yet without the added bulk of the 7mm size. That makes it a reasonable default choice for many general hand procedures, reserving the smaller and larger diameters for cases at either extreme where a more specific tip size genuinely changes the outcome of the retraction.
Practical points for procurement and use:
* Medium 5mm tip: a middle-ground option suited to a broad range of hand and soft-tissue cases.
* 12.7cm length: consistent with the rest of the Kleinert-Kutz size range for tray uniformity.
* Handheld, single-point design: gives the surgeon direct control over tissue positioning without a self-retaining mechanism.
* Reusable construction: designed for repeated sterile processing across many procedures.
Available through Next Edge Surgical LLC’s retractors category, this instrument is manufactured for repeated clinical use and should be cleaned and sterilized according to the facility’s established protocols before returning to the tray. Many hand surgery teams reach for this size first simply because it fits the majority of cases without needing to swap instruments partway through.
Include this instrument in your surgical instrument range.
