Bergmann Retractor Hook, 14 cm – Single Sharp Prong

A hook and a blade retractor solve the same problem in opposite ways. A blade holds tissue back by pressing a broad surface against it, which means the blade itself sits in the wound taking up room. A single prong engages the tissue at one point and pulls — the shaft can then sit outside the field entirely, leaving the exposure it created completely open. In a small incision that difference decides whether there is room to work at all.

The prong is sharp because a blunt one cannot hold. Skin edges and fascia are tough and elastic; a rounded point placed under traction slides out and releases the moment the tissue is pulled taut, which is exactly when the retraction is needed. A sharp prong passes into the tissue and stays. At 14 cm the hook is short and finger-controlled, matched to shallow work where the retracted edge is close to the surface.

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