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Senn / Senn-Miller retractor: Reference view.

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Senn / Senn-Miller retractor

Retraction

Senn / Senn-Miller retractor

Double-ended skin retractor

THE FIRST VIVA QUESTION

What is its use?

Provides superficial exposure in smaller wounds using either working end.

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01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. Small double-ended hand-held retractor.
  2. One end has a small angled flat blade.
  3. The other end has a rake with several prongs.
Don’t confuse it with…

Its two different working ends distinguish it from a simple single-blade Langenbeck.

02 / PARTS

Name the parts.

Point to each part on your specimen as you say its name.

  1. Central grip
  2. Shaft
  3. Flat blade
  4. Pronged end
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

01Why is it double-ended?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

The blade and rake offer different forms of superficial retraction.

02Is it self-retaining?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

No. It is held by an operator.

Read the references.

Use these clinical education and instrument references alongside your department’s practical manual. Photo attribution appears below the image.