Freer Spatula Dissector, 16.5 cm – Hoe-Shaped, Double-Ended

A hoe-shaped blade changes the direction the force is applied. On an in-line elevator the surgeon pushes the tip away, and all the control comes from restraining that push. A hoe is pulled back instead — the blade catches the tissue plane and the surgeon draws it toward themselves, which is a far more controllable movement because the arm is closing rather than extending and can be stopped instantly.

That matters most under a large flap where the working tip is out of sight. In breast reconstruction the dissector is advanced blind into a pocket and used to raise the flap off the tissue beneath; a pushing instrument that slips runs forward into structures the surgeon cannot see, while a pulling one slips back toward open space. The two blade sizes, 5.0 mm and 2.8 mm, let the same instrument work a broad plane and then the tighter margins at the pocket edge.

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