what are the instruments used in spinal and craniotomy surgery?

Overview:

Craniotomy surgery involves the removal of a bone opening in the skull. A section of the head is called a bone flap to access the brain beneath. Depending on the issue, a craniotomy can be performed in a small or large area. It can treat Brian’s tumor, blood clots, aneurysms and AVMs, Foreign objects (bullets), swelling, or infection. The bone flap is often replaced with small plates and screws at the end.

What is craniotomy?

The area of the skull (cranium) is to be removed from a craniotomy. The surgeon will then repair the problem and replace or cover the bone flap with screws and plates. The procedure is a craniectomy if the bone flap cannot be returned.

Figure 1. Common craniotomies are frontotemporal and temporal.

CRANIOTOMY (BONE REMOVAL)

A high-speed drill is used to drill small holes in the skull (burr holes). Although this sounds risky, it is quite safe when done correctly. The surgical saw (craniotomies) is used to connect the burrs and create a “window in the skull” through which brain surgery can take place. The bone flap is kept sterile and usually returned to its original position after the operation.

Who is responsible for the craniotomy procedure?

A neurosurgeon performs a craniotomy procedure. Some have additional training in skull-base surgery. One neurosurgeon might work alongside a team that includes head-and-neck surgeons, and otologic, reconstructive, and oculoplastic surgeons. If your case is complicated, ask your neurosurgeon about the training they have received.

Instruments are used in craniotomy

1 Lucae Dressing Forceps 2mm x 20mm / 16cm	1 Gruenwald Tissue Forceps 1x 2 2mm x 20mm / 16cm
6 Dandy Cairns Artery Forceps 14 cm	1 Beyer Lempert Rongeur Straight 2 mm / 18 cm
1 Zaufal Jansen Rongeur 10″	1 Leksell Laminectomy Rongeur Curved 13mm x 7mm/ 21.5 cm
1 Love Gruenwald Rongeur Straight 3 x 10mm, Working length 7″	1 Love Gruenwald Rongeur Curved up 3 x 10mm, working length 7″
1 Jansen Mastoid Retractor 4x 4 prong, blunt 10mm deep, spread 3” 11 cm	2 Senn Mueller Retractor Sharp 16cm
3 Cushing Vein Retractor 12mm x 22cm	1 Cushing Decompression Retractor 10mm x 20.5 cm
1 Scoville Brain Spatula Small 10mm x 13mm / 8”	1 Scoville Brain Spatula Large 19mm x 16 mm / 10”
1 Cushing Brain Spatula Spoon 25mm x 19 mm / 20cm	1 Davis Brain Spatula 12”x0.5”
1 Davis Brain Spatula 12”x1”	1 Davis Brain Spatula 12”x1.5”
1 Davis Brain Spatula 12”x2”	1 Cushing Periosteal Elevator 8mm x 20 cm
1 Frazier Dural Separator 6.5”	3 Spinal Fusion Curette Str. No.1mm, 2mm, 3mm
10 Gigli Wire Saw 40cm	1 Frazier Dural Hook 13cm
1 Dandy Nerve Hook left angled, 21cm	2 Poppen Saw Guide 11”