Device typeTympanotomy knife, single-use: A hand-held, manual surgical instrument designed to cut or pierce the eardrum (tympanic membrane) during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery, frequently for insertion of a drainage tube in cases of inflammation of the middle ear. Otherwise known as myringotomy knife, it is a one-piece instrument made of high-grade stainless steel with a long, slender shaft with a handle at the proximal end and a sharply-pointed cutting blade of various shapes at the distal end. This is a single-use device.
FDA categoryKnife, Myringotomy
Device ID00840183515973
Catalog numberBR06-12436
Single useYes
SterileYes
MRI safetyLabeling does not contain MRI Safety Information