Mayo-Hegar Heavy Needle Holder — 26 cm (26.0 cm)

Mayo-Hegar Heavy Needle Holder — 26 cm (26.0 cm) — catalogue reference NH 10-150-06.

The Mayo-Hegar needle holder combines two surgical lineages: the Mayo brothers’ robust-instrument design philosophy and Alfred Hegar’s nineteenth-century work on uterine surgery. Hegar developed the original needle holder for vaginal hysterectomy; the Mayo Clinic surgeons refined it into the modern pattern. The defining features are the box-lock joint, fine cross-hatched jaws that grip the needle without rotation, and integrated ratchet for hands-free needle holding. Tungsten carbide insert variants extend service life dramatically — TC-tipped Mayo-Hegars remain sharp through thousands of autoclave cycles where standard stainless tips dull. The 15 cm and 18 cm lengths are most common.

Fizza Surgical International has manufactured surgical instruments at its Sialkot, Pakistan facility since 1980 — more than four decades of continuous operation under one family ownership. The factory holds ISO 13485:2016 certification for medical devices and CE marking under EU MDR 2017/745, the regulatory baseline European hospitals and distributors require. FDA establishment registration covers exports to the United States.