Herniotomy Set, 45 Pieces

What a herniotomy instrument set is

A herniotomy instrument set is the tray for open hernia surgery, and this 45 piece configuration covers the operation from draping to skin closure: opening the canal, freeing and tying off the hernia sac, and closing the layers. Inside are ten haemostatic clamps, small-field retraction from Volkmann rakes, Roux blades and Cushing hooks, a sac group of probe, Koenig conductor and Deschamps needle, a 17 cm Frazier suction tube and three needle holders. Adas Instruments makes every pattern in Sialkot from German medical-grade stainless steel and packs the herniotomy set in a stainless steel instrument box, ready for the autoclave.

Why buyers pick the 45 piece tray

Hernia surgery instruments are small-field instruments. An inguinal or umbilical incision calls for an 8 cm towel clamp, a fine suction tip and shallow rakes, not the deep blades of an open-abdomen tray, so this hernia set is built around 12.5 cm mosquito forceps, a 10 Fr Frazier tube and delicate hooks. An open hernia instrument set of this size also prices where a district hospital or NGO tender can equip several theatres at once, which is exactly how it sells. For full abdominal work, the Laparotomy Instrument Set, 98 Pieces is the deep tray of the range, and the Appendectomy Instrument Set, 98 Pieces covers appendix lists.

Applications

One herniotomy set serves four settings; the table shows which pieces do the work in each.

Herniotomy set contents list, all 45 pieces

The table below is the full contents of this open hernia instrument set as it ships, one row per pattern. Every line can be adjusted to a hospital or tender document before production.

Technical specifications of the herniotomy set

Care and reprocessing

The Frazier tube decides how long this tray stays in service: flush the 10 Fr lumen before blood dries and brush it through at every cycle, because a blocked fine suction fails mid-case, not in the store. Check mosquito jaw alignment after any drop, keep the Cushing hook points sheathed or pinned so they are not bent in the wash, and dry the set fully before the box closes. Count all 45 pieces against the contents list at every return to the sterile store; on a small tray a single missing clamp is obvious in theatre and embarrassing in an audit.

Frequently asked questions

What are the instruments used in hernia surgery?

Open hernia repair uses five groups: field instruments (towel clamps, sponge forceps), cutting (scalpels, Mayo and Metzenbaum scissors), haemostats (mosquito and Crile forceps), sac instruments (delicate hooks, a probe, a ligature conductor and carrier), and closure (needle holders). This herniotomy instrument set carries all five in 22 patterns; the itemized table above lists every piece with sizes.

What is the difference between herniotomy, herniorrhaphy and hernioplasty?

Herniotomy removes and ties off the hernia sac alone. Herniorrhaphy adds suture repair of the wall, and hernioplasty reinforces the repair with mesh. All three open approaches run on the same base instruments, so this tray serves each; mesh and sutures are consumables bought separately.

Is this set suitable for pediatric herniotomy?

Yes. Sac ligation without wall repair is the standard pediatric operation, and the small patterns here, 8 cm towel clamps, 12.5 cm mosquito forceps and the fine Frazier tip, are the sizes that work in a small field. Confirm sizes against your own pediatric protocol before ordering.

Can the contents be matched to a tender specification?

Yes. Send the purchaser document with the inquiry; every pattern, size and quantity is matched line by line and the quotation keeps the document’s numbering so evaluation is quick.

Can single instruments be replaced or bought separately?

Every pattern in the tray is also sold as a single instrument, so a blocked suction tube or a worn clamp is replaced without buying a new hernia set. The related products below link the most requested pieces.

Related instruments and categories

This herniotomy set sits in the Surgical Instrument Sets range, under General Surgery and Abdominal Instruments Sets. Key patterns sold singly: Backhaus Towel Clamps for draping the small field, Foerster Sponge Forceps for prep, Allis Tissue Forceps for the sac edge, Halsted-Mosquito Forceps for small bleeders, Crile Artery Forceps for medium vessels, and the Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder for closure.