28 cm, 11″
double ended
Style #3 in the Penfield line, the 11-918-28 is a double ended dissector measuring 28 cm, or about 11 inches, considerably longer than the earlier styles in the series. This extended length is intended for procedures where the surgical field sits deeper within the body, requiring reach without sacrificing the fine control the Penfield pattern is known for.
The double ended design carries through from the rest of the series, giving the surgeon two working tips on one shaft so that dissection technique can shift as the procedure demands, without pausing to exchange instruments. As part of our bone surgery instruments, this longer Penfield pattern complements the shorter styles already available, giving a surgical team options across a range of exposure depths.
Longer instruments in this family are typically reserved for procedures where standard length dissectors would not comfortably reach the working area, such as certain spinal or deep cranial approaches. Despite the added length, the shaft retains the slim profile associated with the Penfield pattern, which helps preserve tactile feedback during blunt dissection.
For practices that perform a range of procedures at varying depths, having this longer style on hand alongside the shorter Penfield instruments allows the appropriate tool to be selected for the field at hand rather than working around a single length.
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