Micro Adson 120mm Dressing Forceps — Hand Microsurgery

Micro Adson 120mm — Hand Microsurgery Specialist Length

The 120mm Micro Adson is the hand-microsurgery default — sized for digital and palmar microsurgical procedures where the standard 150mm length is too long for the constrained hand operative field. Hand microsurgery procedures (digital-nerve coaptation after laceration, flexor-tendon-sheath reconstruction, digital-artery anastomosis after replantation, small-vessel anastomosis for free-flap soft-tissue coverage of finger defects) all work within a 5-10cm operative field.

The digital-nerve coaptation procedure

Common digital lacerations involve the digital nerves alongside the flexor tendons; nerve coaptation under operating-microscope vision restores fine-touch sensation if performed before the proximal nerve degenerates (within 6-8 weeks of injury). The Micro Adson 120mm handles the digital-nerve epineurium during the 8-0 nylon coaptation sutures — the standard adult-scale Adson would crush the nerve at routine grip pressure, but the Micro Adson’s calibrated finer jaw preserves the nerve fascicular structure intact.

The hand-surgery tray standard

Specialist hand-surgery training programs standardise on the Micro Adson 120mm for the microsurgical component of hand procedures; the instrument is part of the certified-hand-surgery operating set at academic centres.