Vickers Low Profile Hand and Forearm Retractor 9cm 10x18mm

Clinical Application

This low-profile retractor is designed to provide focused soft-tissue retraction for procedures on the hand, wrist and forearm. Its compact blade footprint is intended to expose superficial operative fields—such as during tendon repair, small-fragment fracture fixation, wound debridement, and soft-tissue dissection—while minimizing obstruction to the surgeon's line of sight and working angles for instrumentation and suturing.

Design & Configuration

The low-profile geometry reduces the instrument's bulk at the wound edge, allowing closer access to the operative site and improved ergonomics when working with fine instruments. The relatively short overall length limits excessive penetration into deeper tissue planes, making it well-suited for procedures where a shallow, stable retraction is required. The 10 x 18 mm blade footprint balances localized tissue control with a minimal visual and physical footprint to facilitate suture placement and device handling in confined surgical fields.

Instrument Specifications

• Instrument type: Hand and forearm retractor
• Pattern / model: Vickers Low Profile
• Configuration: Low-profile retractor for superficial limb exposure
• Length / size: 9 cm
• Blade footprint: 10 x 18 mm
• Typical surgical use: Retraction during hand, wrist and forearm procedures (tendon repair, open reduction/fixation, debridement, wound closure)
• Reusable construction

Material & Construction

Manufactured from surgical-grade stainless steel and finished for corrosion resistance and straightforward reprocessing. The instrument is intended as a reusable surgical tool compatible with standard sterilization workflows.

Quality & Compliance

Manufactured by FDA-registered OEM facilities and produced under strict quality control standards.

Brand Comparison

Comparable in form and function to equivalent instruments offered by major US medical suppliers.

Availability & Returns

• In-stock lead time: ships within ~1 week
• Out-of-stock lead time: 2–4 weeks
• Returns: 30-day return policy