Orthopedic instruments
Inge Spreader
Web referenceTGI-C-6CC05629Quote this to us. It identifies this page, not a factory part number.
Sizes TGI publishes18 cm · 7" Printed on TGI's own catalogue photograph of this article.
Also printed on the photographSerrated Outside Blades Printed on TGI's own catalogue photograph of this article.
A narrower maximum jaw opening (about 1-1/2") than the plain lamina spreader's 2" spread, made in several shorter shank lengths and with or without a toothed tip.
A spreader is a two-bladed hand instrument used to hold two surfaces, edges or bone fragments apart and keep them apart without being held by hand throughout. The blades sit on a joint or shank and are forced open by a ratchet catch, a thumb screw, or a scissor-style handle, then stay open until released. Blade shape changes with the pattern it is built for: broad, curved blades for the chest wall in a rib spreader; flat, narrow blades for a bone or joint space in a laminar or bone spreader; and short, plain blades for a skin or wound edge in a wound spreader. What separates a spreader from a retractor of similar size is the locking opening mechanism: a spreader holds a chosen gap on its own, where a plain hand-held retractor is held open by an assistant.
Minimum order300 instrumentsThe minimum for orthopedic instruments. Mixed orders are quoted against your list.
Lead timeInstruments ~2-3 weeks · full sets ~4-6 weeks after advance.
Quality control
The inspection step is set by the line you order.
- Economy line
- sample: visual + dimensional
- Clinical line
- sample + boil test
- Premium line
- tighter sample + hardness test
- Executive line
- 100% inspection + laser mark
Finish A color is a second choice, made on top of the line. Colored finishes on request, on any instrument, in addition to the steel line. Evidenced: black · gold · rose gold · blue · rainbow (anodised titanium).
How it is built
- Two blades joined at a hinge, box joint or pivot
- Ratchet catch, thumb screw, or scissor-action handle that holds the blades apart once opened
- Blade shape varies by pattern: broad and curved for the chest wall, flat and narrow for a bone or joint space, short and plain for a wound edge
Patternsrib spreader · wound spreader · laminar/bone spreader
The sizes this named pattern is made in
6-1/4" (15.9 cm) · 9-1/2" (24.2 cm) · 10" (25.0 cm)
These are the sizes published for this named pattern specifically, rather than the wider range its kind of instrument is made in. They are not a stock list. Tell us the size you need and we will quote against it.
The standard sizes this kind of instrument is made in
300 mm (11 3/4 in), Beeson pattern · 280 mm (11 in), Henning pattern, serrated jaws · 230 mm (9 in), Walton pattern, 3-prong serrated jaws with spring action for one-hand use · 159 mm (6 1/4 in), Inge pattern, jaws open to 38 mm (1 1/2 in) · 242 mm (9 1/2 in), Inge pattern, jaws open to 38 mm (1 1/2 in) · 250 mm (10 in), Inge pattern, jaws open to 38 mm (1 1/2 in) · 242 mm (9 1/2 in), lamina spreader (unnamed pattern), 50 mm (2 in) opening
These are the sizes the pattern is manufactured in across the trade. They are not a stock list. Tell us the size you need and we will quote against it.
This describes the spreader as an article. 12 other articles in this catalog share it: the sentence above is what separates this one. This describes the article. The steel, the finish and the inspection step are set by the line you order.
Material and quality
| Line | Steel | Origin | Finish | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy line | AISI 410 | Pakistani or Taiwanese | satin, passivated | sample: visual + dimensional |
| Clinical line | AISI 420 | Pakistani or German | satin, passivated | sample + boil test |
| Premium line | AISI 420-440C | German or Japanese | fine polish, passivated | tighter sample + hardness test |
| Executive line | AISI 440C | German or Japanese | mirror polish, passivated | 100% inspection + laser mark |
This is the steel each line is made from as standard. A different origin can be supplied on request (a lower grade in Japanese steel, for example), agreed on your order.
Premium is the line where the choice is yours: 420 or 440C, agreed on your order. Economy is always 410 and Executive is always 440C. Those three are the instrument steels. Hollowware and sterilization containers are made in AISI 202 on a Clinical order and AISI 304 on a Premium or Executive one, and they are not offered in the Economy line at all, which is the section above.
True of every order
Instruments are marked to the buyer's requirement (TGI, unmarked, or the buyer's own brand), agreed on the order.
Customized packaging is part of what TGI supplies. Your own printed boxes, your labels, your brand on the pack, or plain export packing, whichever your market needs. The packing for your order is agreed with you and confirmed on the order.
Manufactured under the quality management system covered by TGI's ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certificates. Certificate numbers and the issuer's registry are on the certification page. Open the certificates
Every batch of steel is ordered to a specified grade and arrives with the mill's own certificate, which identifies the mill and states the grade. TGI checks the material at the factory against its own requirement before it goes into production. That check is TGI's own inspection, not an independent laboratory test.
TGI manufactures in its own factory in Sialkot and also supplies articles made by contracted partner workshops, to TGI's specification. Which applies to a given article is confirmed on your order.
One-year guarantee on Premium and Executive tier instruments, hollowware and sterilization containers: any technical manufacturing defect, including material faults and rust, is replaced free of charge. Damage from handling or accidents is not covered. The year runs from the day the goods leave Sialkot.
If something is wrong with a delivery (a manufacturing defect, or a short or wrong article), tell us on WhatsApp within 7 days of delivery, with a video and photographs of what arrived. Replacement instruments are sent free of charge and dispatched within 24 hours of us seeing them; you pay the shipping, and they reach you as a normal order does.
Damage that happened after the goods left Sialkot is a claim against your carrier. The video of your parcel at the shipping office is sent to you before shipment and is the evidence that claim needs.
