Maliniac Nasal Retractor, 9 mm x 45 mm Concave Blade

What the maliniac nasal retractor is

The maliniac nasal retractor is a soft tissue retractor used in rhinoplasty and septoplasty to hold nasal skin and the tissue around it out of the operative field. Our pattern carries a concave tapered blade, 9 mm wide and 45 mm long.

The concave face is the point of it. A flat blade presses a line into whatever it is held against, and a concave one cups the tissue instead, spreading the load across the whole face. Over 45 mm of blade that is a real difference on tissue that has already been operated on once.

It is the retractor for broad soft tissue exposure. It is not the retractor for the tight alar pocket, where 9 mm across is simply more blade than the space allows.

Key design features of the maliniac nasal retractor

Four features, and three of them follow from the blade shape.

• Concave blade face. Cups the tissue and spreads the load rather than pressing a line into it.
• 9 mm by 45 mm. Wide enough to hold a body of soft tissue, long enough to reach past it.
• Tapered profile. Narrows toward the tip so it enters the field without opening it first.
• Flat handle. Sits along the finger and stops the blade rolling under load.

Maliniac nasal retractor size

One blade size ships from this page, and it is the figure carried on our own record.

The 9 mm by 45 mm blade is ours to state because it is on our own product record. No overall length is stated, because our record does not carry one and a figure the workshop cannot stand behind does not belong on a product page. Ask and it will be measured.

Nasal retractor uses by specialty

Buyers searching nasal retractor uses want the specialty answer, so here it is.

What the blade holds, and what it does not

A wide blade is a limit as well as a feature, and the limit is worth stating.

How this rhinoplasty retractor compares with the others

Four of the rows below are our own. Choosing a rhinoplasty retractor is mostly a question of how much tissue you need held and how much room there is to hold it in.

Materials and finish

Made from high quality medical grade stainless steel, satin finished so the operating light does not reflect off 45 mm of blade into the surgeon eye. The steel itself is made to a German specification. The blade edge is rolled, because the concave face is meant to hold tissue and not to mark it.

Care and sterilization

Clean with a soft brush under running water, working the concave face and the junction with the handle where tissue collects, then rinse in deionized water and dry fully before autoclaving. Store flat with nothing resting across the blade. A concave blade that has been flattened by a knock no longer cups anything, and at that point it is a flat blade with a bad edge, so check the curve against the light before the instrument goes back into the set.

Ordering a maliniac rhinoplasty retractor and wholesale

Adas Instruments makes this pattern to order. Buyers who search for the maliniac rhinoplasty retractor by that name will find it here under the same pattern. We supply hospitals, surgical centers and distributors across the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia, bulk and wholesale pricing is available, and instruments held on backorder ship in 10 to 12 working days. Every instrument carries a three year replacement warranty against manufacturing defects. Certifications: CE. Production is controlled under an ISO 13485 quality management system.

Frequently asked questions

What is a maliniac nasal retractor used for?

Holding nasal skin and soft tissue out of the operative field during rhinoplasty and septoplasty. It is the choice when the exposure wanted is broad, because the 9 mm by 45 mm concave blade spreads the load instead of pressing a line into the tissue.

What is a retractor in surgery?

An instrument whose only job is to hold tissue out of the line of work. It does not cut and it does not grasp. Handheld retractors such as this one are held by an assistant; self retaining retractors lock open on a frame and free that hand.

What is a medical retractor made of?

Stainless steel, in almost every case, because the instrument has to be autoclaved several hundred times and hold its shape. This pattern is high quality medical grade stainless steel with a satin finish, which keeps the operating light from bouncing off the blade.

What are surgical retractor names in a nasal set?

Most are eponyms. In a nasal set you will see the Aufricht for the dorsum, the Cottle alar for the nostril, the Neivert for the vestibule and the Maliniac for broad soft tissue. The name tells you the blade shape, and the blade shape tells you the job.

Maliniac or Aufricht, which should I order?

Aufricht if the job is lifting the skin envelope off the dorsum in an open approach. Maliniac if the job is holding a body of soft tissue back with as little pressure on it as possible. Sets that do a lot of revision work usually carry both.

Related products and categories

Buyers who order the maliniac nasal retractor usually order alongside it the neivert nasal retractor, the cottle alar nasal retractor and the aufricht nasal retractor. The whole family sits in hooks and retractors, and this pattern is also listed under rhinoplasty instruments.