McCoy Micro Dermal Single Hook, Sharp or Blunt Tip

What the micro dermal single hook is

The micro dermal single hook is the smallest hook in the skin hook family. It carries one very fine prong, and it exists for work at a scale where a standard skin hook is simply too much instrument for the tissue in front of you.

The bite is small enough that a dermal margin or a micro flap can be lifted and held with almost nothing left behind, which is the whole argument for using a hook on skin the patient is keeping. Both a sharp tip and a blunt tip are made: sharp for a positive hold where the skin has substance, blunt where it has none and a point would pass straight through.

This pattern is also catalogued as the McCoy micro dermal hook, and it is listed by that name in the United States. We use the name, and we say nothing about the person behind it, because the record is not clear enough to state.

Key design features of the micro dermal single hook

Four features, and every one is about scale.

• One very fine prong. The smallest working point in the family, below the 3 mm Kleinert Kutz tip.
• Sharp or blunt tip. Two instruments in one pattern, chosen by how much the skin will take.
• Fine shaft. Narrow enough to leave the field visible under magnification, where a wider hook blocks the view.
• Lift and hold only. It does not grasp, it does not cut and it does not crush, which is what keeps the margin usable.

Micro dermal single hook options

One pattern, two tip choices, and the tip is chosen at the point of order.

Our own record carries the tip options and not a length or a prong figure, so neither is stated here. Competitor listings for this pattern quote figures of their own, and none of them is repeated on this page, because a number we cannot stand behind is worse than no number at all. Ask and it will be measured.

Where a dermal hook is used, by specialty

A dermal hook at this scale earns its place wherever the margin is too small for anything larger.

What the prong holds, and what it does not

The smallest hook in the family has the tightest limits, so they are set out plainly.

How this single prong skin hook compares with the rest of the family

Every hook in the table below is a single prong skin hook or one of the hooks beside it, and four of the rows are ours. The pattern on this page sits at the fine end of that run.

Materials and finish

Made from high quality medical grade stainless steel, satin finished so the operating light does not reflect off the shaft into the eye, which matters under magnification more than anywhere else. The steel itself is made to a German specification. The prong is hardened at the tip, because on a hook this fine the tip is almost the entire working part.

Care and sterilization of a single skin hook surgical instrument

A single skin hook surgical instrument at this scale is the easiest in the set to damage. Clean with a soft brush under running water, working inside the curve where tissue collects, then rinse in deionized water and dry fully before autoclaving. Store so nothing rests on the tip, and keep it away from the heavier instruments in the tray. Check the point under magnification rather than by eye before it goes back into the set, because a bend too small to see is still enough to tear a dermal margin.

Ordering the mccoy micro dermal hook single and wholesale

Adas Instruments makes this pattern to order with a sharp or a blunt tip. Buyers who search for the mccoy micro dermal hook single by that catalogue 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 the main use of the McCoy micro dermal hook?

Lifting and holding a fine dermal margin or a micro flap on a single point. It is used in micro surgery, in facelift and neck lift work and in rhinoplasty, on thin subcutaneous edges that would be marked by a forceps and are too small for a standard skin hook.

What is a surgical hook?

An instrument with a curved working end that holds tissue on a point instead of between two blades. Skin hooks hold skin and flaps, nerve hooks lift a nerve clear, and tenaculum patterns take heavier tissue. What they have in common is that they retract without squeezing.

What is a skin hook used for?

Holding a skin edge or a flap out of the line of work so the surgeon can see the plane beneath. Because it holds from one side only and carries the load in the bend of the hook, it leaves no crush mark on tissue that is going back into the closure.

What types of skin hooks are there?

They divide first by the number of prongs and then by scale. Single prong patterns include this one, the Gillies and the Kleinert Kutz; double prong patterns include the Guthrie and the double prong Joseph. Within each, the working scale runs from a 12 mm Joseph spread down to the micro prong on this page.

Sharp tip or blunt tip, which should I order?

Sharp where the skin has enough substance to hold a point, which covers most dermal and flap work. Blunt where it does not: atrophic skin, very thin periocular skin, and any margin where a sharp prong would pass through rather than hold. Sets that see both usually carry one of each.

Related products and categories

Buyers who order the micro dermal single hook usually order alongside it the gillies skin hook, the guthrie skin hook and the joseph skin hook. The whole family sits in hooks and retractors, and this pattern is also listed under micro surgery instruments.