The grooved probe is a surgical instrument used during dissections and dressings. It is used to protect the organs of the scalpel or scissors. The grooved probe is the basis of any decent dissection kit.

No dissection of mice, rats and other frogs worthy of the name without a fluted probe. This surgical instrument is used to protect the integrity of organs and tissues during dissection. Very light, the fluted probe is easy to use and allows precision work. It exists in different lengths: 13, 14, 16, 20 cm …

Composition

The fluted probe is made of stainless steel. It consists of a cannula which is inserted into the skin of the animal.

The fluted probe cannula helps guide scissors or scalpel when cutting an animal for clean, precise work. The fluted probe can also be used to cut only the skin. It is then slipped between the skin and the muscle.

The instrument can also be used in a hospital environment. Nurses use it, for example, to quickly cut a bandage in complete safety, without the risk of injuring the patient. It is also sometimes used by ENTs.

The stages of operation

The surgeon, or health care professional, begins by making a button incision. Then, all you have to do is slide the surface probe into the hole. The cut can then be done by following the probe, the scissors start from the base of the probe and advance slowly and gradually.

When changing or removing a dressing, the grooved probe should be slid between the dressing and the patient’s skin away from the wound and cut by sliding the scissors into the groove of the grooved probe.

Precautions to take

The fluted probe can be cleaned by hand with a cleaning and disinfectant product suitable for stainless steel or sterilized in autoclavable at more than 130 ° for about twenty minutes.

How to choose the right ribbed probe? The fluted probe is available in different lengths. Its choice will depend on the size of the animal to be dissected in order to have greater dissection comfort.