Surgical instruments
Merz Suction Tube
Web referenceTGI-C-BA22DFFFQuote this to us. It identifies this page, not a factory part number.
Sizes TGI publishes8" · 6" · 125mm · 80mm · 180mm · 7 French, angled shaft angled up atraumatic tip, printed under 8", working length 125mm · 7 French, angled shaft angled down atraumatic tip, printed under 8", working length 125mm · 10 French angled shaft angled up atraumatic tip, printed under 8", working length 125mm · 10 French, angled shaft angled down atraumatic tip, printed under 8", working length 125mm · 12 French, angled shaft straight atraumatic tip, printed under 6", working length 80mm · 3 French, angled shaft straight atraumatic tip, printed with working length 180mm and NO inch length Printed on TGI's own catalogue photograph of this article.
Also printed on the photographangled shaft, angled up atraumatic tip · angled shaft, angled down atraumatic tip · angled shaft, angled up atraumatic tip · angled shaft, angled down atraumatic tip · angled shaft, straight atraumatic tip · angled shaft, straight atraumatic tip Printed on TGI's own catalogue photograph of this article.
Also called Suction Cannula Set
Every tube ends in a blunt, rounded tip built to double as a blunt tissue dissector as well as a suction port, and the set spans the diameters and shaft lengths needed from shallow work through to deep and transsphenoidal approaches, rather than one fixed tip and length.
A suction tube set groups suction tubes of one pattern in graduated bores, or a catalog page listing several bore and angle options of one pattern, under a single article rather than one fixed instrument. Each tube is a rigid, single-piece stainless steel cannula with a plain connector at one end for suction tubing and a shaped working tip at the other. The patterns sold under this heading are the Frazier tube (general and neurosurgical use, a thumb-controlled aperture on the shaft), the Merz (Rhoton-Merz) tube (an ENT and neurosurgical pattern with an olive-shaped atraumatic tip), and the Yasargil tube (a fine neurosurgical microsuction pattern with a coiled atraumatic tip). Bore is given in French gauge for the Frazier and Merz patterns, and in tip diameter for the Yasargil pattern.
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
- Each piece is a single-piece rigid stainless steel cannula, no joint or hinge
- Frazier pattern: thumb aperture (cutoff hole) on the shaft to start and stop suction, straight or angled shaft
- Merz (Rhoton-Merz) pattern: olive-shaped atraumatic tip, straight or angled shaft
- Yasargil pattern: fine angled shaft with a coiled, atraumatic working tip, sized by tip diameter rather than French gauge
- Packaged as a fixed group (tray or zippered pouch) with its own piece count, distinct from a single tube sold on its own
PatternsFrazier · Merz (Rhoton-Merz) · Yasargil
The standard sizes this kind of instrument is made in
Frazier pattern: French gauges 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14 and 15 Fr, working length about 170 to 180 mm on a 7 to 10 inch tube, thumb plate with round or slotted cutoff hole · Merz (Rhoton-Merz) pattern: French gauges 3, 5, 7, 10 and 12 Fr, working length 80 mm on a 6 inch tube or 125 mm on an 8 inch tube · Yasargil pattern: 1.5 to 3.5 mm tip diameter, working length 130 to 222 mm
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 suction tube set as an article. 4 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.
