Aufricht Nasal Rasp, Cross Cut, Forward Cut or Reverse Cut
$ 22.00
The Aufricht nasal rasp is the general purpose bone rasp of a rhinoplasty tray: it planes the bony dorsum down and smooths it, from the first pass over a hump to the last pass before the flap is closed. It comes with three working faces, forward cut, reverse cut and cross cut, and the choice decides which way the teeth bite, which in turn decides whether the surgeon pushes the instrument away or draws it back. The shank is curved to follow the line of the nasal dorsum, so the face stays flat on bone while the handle stays clear of the nostril rim.
Key Features
- Three tip options: Forward Cut, Reverse Cut and Cross Cut
- Curved shank, so the face follows the dorsal line and the handle stays outside the nose
- Cut steel teeth, faster than a diamond or carbide face and the usual first rasp on a hump
- Flat handle, held like a file and worked from the forearm
- High quality medical grade stainless steel, fully autoclavable
- Three year replacement warranty against manufacturing defects
- Item code AO-09.50
What an Aufricht nasal rasp is
Ask a rhinoplasty surgeon which rasp they would keep if they could only keep one and the answer is usually this pattern. The Aufricht nasal rasp is not specialized for the root like a glabellar rasp, and it is not a finishing instrument like a diamond coated face. It is the one that does the bulk of the work in the middle: taking a dorsal hump down, levelling what the osteotome left, and dressing the bone either side of an osteotomy.
What makes it flexible is the tip. Three faces are offered against one item code, and they are not three sizes of the same thing. They are three different answers to the question of which direction the instrument removes bone in, which is the single decision that changes how a rasp feels in the hand.
Key design features
Forward cut, reverse cut, cross cut
A forward cut face has its teeth leaning back, so it removes bone on the push, away from the surgeon. A reverse cut face has them leaning forward and removes on the draw, toward the surgeon. A cross cut face carries both, in a diamond pattern, and cuts in either direction at about half the rate of a single direction face. Which one a surgeon wants is a matter of where they stand and how the nose is approached. One is not better made than another.
Why the draw stroke is the safer one
On a push the force runs along the line of the nasal bone and into the root, which is where a green stick fracture starts. On a draw the force runs back out of the nose and the surgeon feels resistance before anything moves. Most teaching sets are therefore built around a reverse cut, and the forward cut is the one bought by surgeons who have already decided they want it.
The curved shank
The dorsum is not flat and the nostril rim is in the way. A curved shank lifts the working face off the handle line so the face can sit flat on bone while the hand is still outside the nose. Without it the surgeon is working at an angle and only one edge of the teeth is loaded.
Cut teeth, not grit
This is a true rasp with teeth machined into the face, so it removes bone far faster than a diamond or carbide surface. That is the point of it, and it is also the reason it is not the last instrument on the dorsum. Teeth leave ridges; the finishing pass comes afterward from a coated face.
Which tip to order
These three are this product’s own option list, and the difference between them is direction rather than coarseness.
| Tip option | Which way it removes bone | Who orders it |
|---|---|---|
| Reverse Cut | On the draw, toward the surgeon | The default in most teaching sets and the safer stroke on a hump. Order this one if you are ordering blind |
| Forward Cut | On the push, away from the surgeon | Surgeons who work from the patient’s side and want the cutting force going away from them |
| Cross Cut | Both directions, at about half the rate of either | A double direction face for short controlled passes where the hand does not have room for a full stroke |
Where it is used
It is the broadest instrument in this category, so the list is longer than it is on the specialized patterns.
| Procedure | What the Aufricht rasp does there |
|---|---|
| Dorsal hump reduction | The main event. Planes the bony hump down to the intended profile, usually in place of or immediately after an osteotome |
| Septorhinoplasty | Levels the dorsum after the septal work and dresses the bony edges |
| Lateral and medial osteotomy | Smooths the cut margins so the mobilized bone sits down evenly instead of on a ridge |
| Nasal fracture reduction | Takes down a healed prominence where the bone set proud |
| Revision rhinoplasty | Removes a callus or a residual hump, with the caution that revision bone is unpredictable and a toothed face can catch |
What it abrades, and what it must leave alone
A toothed rasp removes bone faster than an abrasive one, which makes the list of what it must not touch shorter but more serious.
| Tissue | What this rasp does with it |
|---|---|
| Nasal bones and the bony dorsum | Removes. This is the working tissue and the reason for cut teeth |
| Bony septum and nasal spine | Removes, in short passes. Thinner than the dorsum and easier to overrun |
| Upper lateral cartilage | Tears rather than cuts. Cartilage clogs the teeth and the face stops working, which is the signal to lift off |
| Periosteum | MUST BE LEFT ALONE. Raise the flap first. A toothed face dragged back over lifted tissue will take it with the bone |
| Skin at the rim | Never. The curved shank exists so the handle clears the rim; if the rim is being touched, the stroke is wrong |
How it compares with the other finishing surfaces
Four rasp surfaces are used on a nose and the honest answer is that most trays carry two of them: this one for the work and a coated one for the finish.
| Surface | Rate of removal | Where it belongs |
|---|---|---|
| Cut steel teeth, as here | Fastest of the four, and the only one that clogs rather than loads | Bulk removal. The hump, the osteotomy margins, the first pass |
| Tungsten carbide grit | Fast, and holds its bite far longer than steel teeth | Bulk removal where the instrument is used every day and sharpening intervals matter |
| Diamond coating | Slow by design, a few microns a stroke, and cannot catch | The finishing pass under thin skin. See the diamond coated Peet patterns |
| A bone file | Shears along its length rather than across it | Edges and margins. A file cannot follow the dorsal curve |
Materials and finish
Every Aufricht nasal rasp we make is cut from high quality medical grade stainless steel. The steel itself is made to a German specification. We do not publish a grade number, because the number on a certificate tells a surgeon nothing about how an abrasive face holds up after fifty autoclave cycles, and the answer to that is in the finish rather than in the alloy.
The teeth are machined into the face rather than applied to it, so there is nothing bonded that can shed and nothing plated that can chip. The whole instrument is passivated and satin finished to keep glare off the field. Teeth dull rather than disappear: the face will still remove bone long after it has stopped removing it cleanly, and a rasp that is tearing instead of cutting is telling you it has reached the end of its working life.
Caring for it
Rinse under running water before the case is cleared, and pay attention to the teeth rather than the shank. Bone dust packs between machined teeth and sets, and a packed face cuts like a smooth one. This is the difference between a rasp that lasts five years and one that lasts fifteen.
Brush along the teeth with a soft nylon brush, in the direction the teeth lean, never against them and never with wire. Enzymatic cleaner, ultrasonic cycle, deionized water rinse, dry fully, autoclave at 134 degrees Celsius. Store it so the face is not resting against another instrument.
Ordering and wholesale
The Aufricht nasal rasp is made in our own workshop and sold direct, which is why the price sits where it does against the catalogue houses. Order one for a single set, or in quantity for a hospital list or a distributor line; we do OEM work under your own brand and your own item numbers, and we will hold a run to your pattern rather than ours if you send a sample. Stock items ship from our own workshop. Backorder items take 10 to 12 working days to make. Every instrument carries a three year replacement warranty against manufacturing defects. Production is controlled under an ISO 13485 quality management system.
Frequently asked questions
What is an Aufricht nasal rasp used for?
Reducing and smoothing the bony dorsum in rhinoplasty. It is the general purpose rasp of the tray, used to take a hump down and to level the bone after an osteotomy, and it does the bulk of the work rather than the final finish.
What is the difference between forward cut and reverse cut?
Which way the teeth lean, and therefore which stroke removes bone. A forward cut face cuts on the push, away from the surgeon. A reverse cut face cuts on the draw, toward the surgeon. A cross cut face carries both patterns and cuts either way at about half the rate. Nothing else about the three differs.
Which Aufricht rasp tip should I order if I am not sure?
Reverse cut. The draw stroke sends the working force back out of the nose rather than up into the root, so it is the one most teaching sets are built around, and it is the stroke a surgeon can stop halfway through.
Can an Aufricht nasal rasp finish a dorsum on its own?
It can level one, but it will leave ridges, because cut teeth always do. If the skin over the dorsum is thin, follow it with a diamond coated face before closing. That two instrument sequence is what most rhinoplasty sets are built to do.
Is the Aufricht rasp the same as an Aufricht retractor?
No, and the shared name causes real ordering mistakes. An Aufricht retractor holds the soft tissue envelope open so the surgeon can see the dorsum. This is the rasp that works on the bone underneath it. Both are named for Gustave Aufricht and they are not interchangeable in any sense.
Related products and categories
The rest of the named nasal rasps, and the finishing face that follows this one: Barsky glabellar nasal rasp, 18cm for the brow ridge and the nasal root, Barsky nasal rasp, straight reverse cut for a straight shank and a draw stroke, and McIndoe nasal rasp, backward cut straight where a shorter linear face suits the hand better.
The full range is in raspatories and saws, and the tray this belongs to is in rhinoplasty instruments.
| Weight | 0.05 kg |
|---|---|
| Tip options | Cross Cut, Forward Cut, Reverse Cut |
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