2007-10-20 20:16:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
http://www.entusa.com/tympanoplasty_instruments.htm
2007-10-20 20:26:01 · answer #1 · answered by Jenn S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A special blade - called "Tympanoplasty Blade" or "Sickle Edge Blade"; or a small sharp delicate scissors can be used in cutting the eardrum.
2007-10-21 05:06:54 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A myringotomy knife is shaped like a miniature lance, and was originally used to make a small slit in the ear drum to allow pus or fluid to drain into the canal.
2007-10-21 06:06:55 · answer #3 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Myringotomy knife.
It's a tiny blade on a skinny angled handle.
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2007-10-21 12:51:52 · answer #4 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋