Fischl Shoe Horn Retractor, 16cm — Overview

The Fischl Shoe Horn Retractor (S27-137-16) is a 16cm retractor with a distinctive shoe-horn-shaped working blade, used in maxillofacial surgery to provide broad, curved retraction of soft tissue with a shape specifically designed to conform to convex anatomical surfaces.

Shoe Horn Blade Shape

The shoe-horn profile — a curved, scooped blade shape resembling a shoe horn — is designed to cradle and displace tissue over a convex or curved surgical surface more effectively than a flat retractor blade, distributing retraction force evenly across a curved contact area rather than concentrating it at a single edge.

Clinical Use

This retractor is used in maxillofacial surgery wherever broad, curved soft-tissue retraction is needed over a convex anatomical surface, such as displacing tissue around facial bone contours during exposure.

Material and Construction

Manufactured from surgical-grade stainless steel and hand-finished in Sialkot, Pakistan, with a smooth, precisely curved working blade designed for atraumatic contact over convex tissue surfaces.

Sterilization and Care

Fully autoclavable and intended for repeated reuse. Routine inspection for surface damage or deformation of the curved blade is standard practice.

Ordering

The Fischl Shoe Horn Retractor, 16cm, SKU S27-137-16, is supplied by Scatter Instruments to hospitals, maxillofacial surgery centers, and distributors internationally, with bulk pricing and OEM or private-label branding available on request.