LEKSELL x = 6 mm 240 mm – Bone Rongeurs (Ref BS 14-850-02)

LEKSELL x = 6 mm 240 mm – Bone Rongeurs (Ref BS 14-850-02) — a standard catalogue line supplied to hospitals, distributors, and OEM partners worldwide.

Rongeur is not a single eponym but a class of bone-cutting forceps with cup-shaped jaws designed to bite away small pieces of bone — used in laminectomy, neurosurgery, ENT (sinus surgery), and dental procedures. Numerous specific patterns exist: Kerrison rongeur (laminectomy), Cushing rongeur (neurosurgery), and Stille rongeur (general bone work). The defining feature across patterns is the cup-shaped distal jaw that takes a small bite of bone with each closure, letting the surgeon remove bone in controlled increments rather than a single cut. Modern rongeurs are made from hardened tool-grade stainless for the cutting edges to retain sharpness; tungsten carbide insert variants extend service life.

Every instrument is forged, machined, and finished at the Sialkot facility from German-origin stainless billet — austenitic 304 / 316 grades for non-cutting, mucosal-contact, and hollow-ware lines where corrosion resistance is the priority, martensitic 420 / 440 grades for cutting and edge-retention patterns where heat-treatable hardness matters, and 17-4 PH precipitation-hardened stainless for high-load orthopedic and implant-handling applications. Polishing, passivation, and final inspection are performed in-house under documented quality procedures aligned with ISO 13485:2016.