Device typeTympanotomy knife, reusable: 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 reusable device.
FDA categoryKNIFE, EAR
Device ID10381780391159
Catalog number385-382
AvailabilityPrescription
MRI safetyLabeling does not contain MRI Safety Information