Surgical instruments

Binkerhoff Anal Speculum

Web referenceTGI-C-4D56B515Quote this to us. It identifies this page, not a factory part number.

Sizes TGI publishesSmall, 3 1/2" long x 1" diameter tapers to 1/2" · Medium, 4" long x 1" diameter tapers to 5/8" · Large, 4 3/4" long x 1 1/4" diameter tapers to 3/4" Printed on TGI's own catalogue photograph of this article.

Also called Brinkerhoff rectal speculum · Anoscope · Rectal Speculum

A bivalve pattern with two long, tapering blades that open on a spring-loaded mechanism once inserted, rather than the fenestrated tube of the Fansler pattern, the closed plain tube of the Hirschman pattern, or the shorter, narrower blades of the Chelsea pattern in this family.

An anal speculum is a short speculum made to the dimensions of the anal canal, in two builds. The tubular or bullet form is a barrel with a cone-tipped removable obturator and a handle set at right angles to the barrel; the bivalve form has two blades on a hinge, held open by a thumbscrew beside the hinge. The graded dimensions are the barrel outside diameter and the working length, and the same pattern is normally made in small, medium and large. It is distinguished from an anal retractor by being a closed or two-part barrel rather than an open blade, and the bore is polished throughout.

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).

Binkerhoff Anal Speculum, surgical instruments, TGI's own catalog photograph
TGI's own catalogue photograph of this article.

How it is built

  • Tubular (bullet) form: cone-tipped barrel with a removable obturator, handle set perpendicular to the barrel
  • Bivalve form: two blades on a hinge, held open by a thumbscrew beside the hinge
  • Graded by barrel outside diameter and working length; sold in small, medium and large and as matched sets
  • Bore polished throughout; no ratchet on the bullet patterns
  • Made plain and with a fiber-optic light carrier
  • Stainless steel

PatternsHirschmann · Chelsea-Eaton · Brinkerhoff · Pratt

The standard sizes this kind of instrument is made in

Hirschmann small, 9/16 in diameter, 60 mm (2 3/8 in) · Hirschmann medium, 11/16 in diameter, 70 mm (2 3/4 in) · Hirschmann large, 7/8 in diameter, 90 mm (3 1/2 in) · Hirschmann proctoscope form, 127 mm (5 in) long x 24 mm (15/16 in) outside diameter · Chelsea-Eaton small, 22 mm · Chelsea-Eaton large, 32 mm · Chelsea-Eaton large, 67 mm (2 5/8 in) long x 32 mm (1 1/4 in) outside diameter · Brinkerhoff small, 1/2 in x 1 in diameter, 90 mm (3 1/2 in) · Brinkerhoff medium, 5/8 in x 1 in diameter, 100 mm (4 in) · Brinkerhoff large, 3/4 in x 1 1/4 in diameter, 115 mm (4 1/2 in)

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 anal speculum as an article. 5 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

LineSteelOriginFinishInspection
Economy lineAISI 410Pakistani or Taiwanesesatin, passivatedsample: visual + dimensional
Clinical lineAISI 420Pakistani or Germansatin, passivatedsample + boil test
Premium lineAISI 420-440CGerman or Japanesefine polish, passivatedtighter sample + hardness test
Executive lineAISI 440CGerman or Japanesemirror polish, passivated100% 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.

The five grades, side by side, and what each one is for

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.