Device Category Dossier

Orthopaedic counter-torque/rod-pushing instrument

Device Category Dossier for Orthopaedic counter-torque/rod-pushing instrument. Australian ARTG records, sponsors, device class — compiled by arcimedes.

Orthopaedic counter-torque/rod-pushing instruments are hand-held manual tube-like surgical instruments with right-angled handles designed to apply rotational force opposing torque when tightening screws during orthopaedic surgery. They are used to push orthopaedic rods into slotted screw heads of screws inserted into bone, such as vertebrae.