Foot Plate Pick, Stapes Footplate Picks and Hooks

Foot Plate Pick for Delicate Stapes Surgery

A foot plate pick is a micro hand instrument with a fine angled tip, used to palpate, mobilise and perforate the stapes footplate during stapedectomy and stapedotomy. The surgeon works it through the oval window under high magnification, where the working area is a few millimetres across. Adas Instruments manufactures the foot plate pick in German medical grade stainless steel, with tip sizes from 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm and angles of 45 degrees, 90 degrees and straight, on a reinforced shaft that damps vibration. Autoclave safe to 134 C.

The Foot Plate Picks are the cornerstone of successful stapes surgery, specifically engineered to navigate the microscopic environment of the oval window. A footplate pick, also called a stapes pick or footplate hook, features specialized tips ranging from 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm to allow for the atraumatic manipulation of the stapes footplate. Adas Instruments manufactures these tools with reinforced shafts to eliminate vibration, ensuring the surgeon maintains total control under high-magnification. We ship USA, Europe & worldwide via DHL, FedEx, and UPS to deliver German steel instruments that meet the rigorous demands of modern otology.

Why Surgeons Choose Our Foot Plate Picks

• Micro-Precision: Ultra-fine tips available in various angles (45°, 90°, and straight) for accurate footplate fenestration.
• Ergonomics: Slim, knurled handles designed for a steady grip and micro-tactile feedback.
• Reliability: Forged from premium surgical stainless steel to prevent tip bending or dulling during stapedectomy.
• Professional Trust: Essential for specialized otological procedures including stapedotomy and ossiculoplasty.

Surgical & Clinical Applications

• Creating precise micro-perforations in the stapes footplate (Stapedotomy).
• Elevating or removing the footplate during total stapedectomy.
• Testing the mobility of the footplate and ossicular chain.
• Manipulating and positioning micro-prostheses within the middle ear.

Technical Specifications Table

For complementary surgical workflows, this instrument is often paired with related tools used for dissection, fixation, or tissue handling. See our other instruments about Ear Instruments, Buckingham Foot Plate Instruments, or Lucae Ball Hook.

Related instruments and categories

Foot Plate Hand Instruments is laid out with it in the same sitting, the small hand set used at the stapes footplate.

Shea Foot Plate Hand Instruments is the other pattern most theatres keep beside it, the Shea pattern of the same footplate set.

Both sit under Ear Instruments, where the specula, knives, curettes, suction and tuning forks are grouped by the job they do. Adas Instruments makes every pattern here at its own plant in Sialkot, Pakistan.