Surgical instruments
Abdominal Retractor Harrington Blade
Web referenceTGI-C-5D2EADB9Quote this to us. It identifies this page, not a factory part number.
Sizes TGI publishes1" x 5⅝" x 2½" (2.5 x 14 x 6.3cm) · ½" x 2½" x 2" (1.3 x 6.3 x 5cm) · 2½" x 5⅝" x 3½" (6.3 x 14 x 8.8cm) · 2½" x 8" x 3½" (6.3 x 20 x 8.8cm) · 3½" x 10" x 4½" (8.8 x 25 x 11.3cm) Printed on TGI's own catalogue photograph of this article.
Also called harrington blade · harrington retractor
A longer, narrower blade with a slight upward scoop at the tip, shaped to reach up under the ribcage or diaphragm rather than across the flanks of a lower abdominal incision.
A retractor blade is the wound-contact piece of a modular, self-retaining retractor frame. It is a flat, curved, right-angled, or malleable (hand-bendable) metal blade with a stem at one end that locks into a blade holder on the frame; the opposite face presses against and holds back the wound edge or an organ. A frame set is built from blades of different widths and depths so the assembled retractor can be matched to the size and depth of the opening.
Minimum order300 instrumentsThe minimum for surgical 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
- Blade body in flat, curved, right-angle, or malleable form
- Proximal stem/shank machined to the fitting of the frame's blade holder (square, dovetail, or slotted, depending on the system)
- Distal edge smooth or rolled; some variants are fenestrated to carry a fiber-optic light lead or a suction channel
- Available in a family of widths and depths within one frame system
- Stainless steel, polished or satin finish
- Held in the frame by its holder/clamp: the blade has no joint of its own
Patternsflat blade · curved blade · right-angle blade · malleable blade · fenestrated/lit blade
The standard sizes this kind of instrument is made in
25 mm (1 in) wide, Deaver pattern, narrow blade · 38 mm (1½ in) wide, Deaver pattern, medium blade · 50 mm (2 in) wide, ~254-305 mm (10-12 in) overall length, Deaver pattern, wide blade · 75 mm (3 in) wide, Deaver pattern, extra-wide blade · 70 mm (2¾ in) wide × 44 mm (1¾ in) deep, Balfour center blade, standard · 93 mm (3⅝ in) wide × 44 mm (1¾ in) deep, Balfour center blade, wide · 63 mm (2½ in) deep, Balfour side blade · 73 mm deep, Balfour fenestrated side blade · 100 mm deep, Balfour fenestrated side blade, large · 171 mm (6¾ in) × 51 mm (2 in), Dixon/Dixson malleable center blade, small · 267 mm (10½ in) × 57-64 mm (2¼-2½ in), Dixon/Dixson malleable center blade, large · 51 × 102 mm (2 × 4 in), Fence blade (Omni-Tract-type ring-retractor system), smallest · 64 × 152 mm (2½ × 6 in), Fence blade, second size · 76 × 152 mm (3 × 6 in), Fence blade, third size · 44 mm wide, 325 mm (12¾ in) long, Harrington (sweetheart) pattern · 45 mm wide, 295 mm (11⅝ in) long, Harrington pattern · 89 mm wide, 254 mm (10 in) long, Harrington pattern, wide blade · 51 × 76 mm (2 × 3 in), Kelly pattern, small · 51 × 102 mm (2 × 4 in), Kelly pattern · 51 × 152 mm (2 × 6 in), Kelly pattern, large · 16 × 51 mm (⅝ × 2 in), Meyerding pattern, small · 25 × 76 mm (1 × 3 in), Meyerding pattern, medium · 51 × 89-95 mm (2 × 3½-3¾ in), Meyerding pattern, large
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 retractor blade as an article. 17 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.
