Kelly Wound Retractors

The Kelly Wound Retractors (SKU RT 11-445-00) is part of the Fizza Surgical catalogue.

Howard Atwood Kelly was one of the founding professors of Johns Hopkins alongside Halsted, Osler, and Welch — a gynecological surgeon whose name attaches to the larger hemostatic forceps used across general, gynecological, and urological procedures. The Kelly differs from Halsted-Mosquito and Crile in its longer length (14–18 cm typical) and partially-serrated jaws: the distal half smooth, the proximal half cross-serrated. This combination clamps larger pedicles without slipping while leaving the tip-handled tissue less crushed. Standard during hysterectomy, oophorectomy, and ligation of larger vessels in laparotomy. The Kelly pattern remains nearly unchanged from its turn-of-the-twentieth-century introduction.

Manufacturing compliance is verified through ISO 13485:2016 certification (the international medical-device quality standard), CE marking under EU MDR 2017/745, and FDA establishment registration. Certificate copies and regulatory documentation are available on request for inclusion in hospital procurement files and EU technical documentation packages. Sterilization validation follows ISO 17665 for steam autoclave at 134 °C.