SURGICAL

KMedic Product Information
Instrument type/name:
Bone Mallets
Raw material:
Working ends: Solid, lead filled or brass filled with stainless
steel mantle, or solid stainless steel. Some mallet heads
with nylon caps.
Handles: phenolic, anodized aluminum or stainless steel
Surface:
Silk matte satin finish
Main function:
Where used mostly:
To exert force on osteotomes, chisels, gouges, etc.
To drive the instruments for inserting nails into the medullary
canal.
Orthopedic surgery, particularly bone grafting (harvesting)
Important product features:
Phenolic handles are grooved for a better and more
comfortable grip.
Useful hints in usage:
Special care instructions:
Other comments:
Reprocussion can be a problem, especially when using a
heavy mallet to strike metal objects. In these cases, use the
reprocussion free (dead blow) mallet (KM 46-690). Select
the proper mallet size⎯failure to do so may cause the
separation of handle and head or breakage of head.
See specific instruments for autoclaving temperatures.
Lead-filled mallets are for use on flat surfaces only, as the
lead may otherwise flake. Brass-filled mallets are for use on
flat surfaces only.
The nylon caps may be replaced. The most popular mallets
are KM 46-662, KM 46-666, and KM 46-667.
Instrument subtypes:
B71