Orthopedic instruments
Lumbar / Cervical Impactor
TGI referenceTG 11-01-0459Quote this to us. It is printed on TGI's own catalog photograph of this article.TGI-C-C7EB3B3C Web reference. It identifies this page, not a factory part number.
Sizes TGI publishes21cm / 8 ½" · 12.5x7mm · 12.5x7mm · 13x10mm · 13x10mm · 11.5x6.5mm · 11.5x6.5mm Printed on TGI's own catalogue photograph of this article.
Also printed on the photographStd · Std Guarded · Wide · Wide Guarded · Offset · Narrow Printed on TGI's own catalogue photograph of this article.
Also called lumbar/cervical impactor · Bone Tamp
Built for spine surgery rather than general joint work, typically double-ended with one tip sized for the cervical disc space and the other for the lumbar disc space, unlike the single general-purpose face of a plain bone impactor.
A bone impactor is a solid one-piece rod with a shaped working tip at one end and a flat striking head at the other; it is driven by a mallet rather than by hand pressure. The tip is made round, flat, concave or set at an angle, and the tip face is commonly cross-serrated so the instrument does not slide. Handles are square, round-and-flat, or knurled. Some patterns take a replaceable nylon cap over the striking end. The same article is cataloged as a bone tamp; malleable-shaft versions exist, where the shaft can be bent and holds the bend.
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
- One piece solid stainless steel, no joint
- Working tip round, flat, concave, or angled (45 degrees is a cataloged option)
- Tip face commonly cross-serrated to resist slipping
- Flat striking head at the opposite end; some patterns take a replaceable nylon cap
- Handle square, round/flat or knurled for grip
- Made with a rigid shaft and, in some ranges, a malleable shaft
- Ordered by overall length and tip diameter or tip section
PatternsBone tamp · Ortho impactor · Malleable bone tamp · Casper (graft holder and impactor) · Resnick small bone tamp
The standard sizes this kind of instrument is made in
165 mm (6 1/2 in), 20.0 mm diameter tip, replaceable nylon cap, round/flat handle · 210 mm (8 1/4 in), concave, 6.0 mm x 12.0 mm tip, square handle · 210 mm (8 1/4 in), angled 45 degrees, 3.0 mm x 12.0 mm tip, square handle · 228 mm (9 in), 9 mm shaft diameter, ortho impactor · 280 mm (11 in), 9.5 mm diameter tip · 356 mm (14 in) overall, 241 mm (9.5 in) shaft, 12.5 mm impactor diameter, malleable bone tamp · 290 mm (11.4 in) overall, 152 mm (6 in) shaft, 10 mm impactor diameter, malleable bone tamp · 290 mm (11.4 in) overall, 150 mm (5.9 in) shaft, 6.5 mm impactor diameter, malleable bone tamp · 191 mm (7.5 in) overall, 6.3 mm shaft diameter, 2.5 mm end diameter, Resnick small bone tamp · Casper graft holder and impactor, 6 mm to 12 mm tip
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 bone impactor as an article. 2 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.
Other versions
The same instrument in another figure, finish, size, color or case, each at its own address with its photograph.
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.
