Neurosurgical Spoon

**Neurosurgical spoon** is an instrument with a working end that imitates a spoon and is equipped with a flexible handle. It is used in neurosurgery and microsurgery to extract more or less complex formations: cysts, colloid tumors, microadenomas, metastatic foci in adjacent tissues. It is used in most cases as a microsurgical assistant when performing neurosurgical tissue excision functions.

There are two forms of the working part of the “spoon” - tubercular and teardrop-shaped. Bugorko

A neurosurgical spoon is a special tool for removing a brain tumor. It is a spoon on a flexible rod about 30 cm long and 0.8 cm in diameter. The working part is in the form of a spoon made of titanium or other light metals. The weight of the instrument is no more than 50 g. The flexible rod allows you to use the spoon in the most inaccessible places of the brain.

It is necessary to remove a brain tumor using special tools: scalpels, scissors, knives, etc. Also during the operation, a mirror, a diathermic device for heating brain tissue, needle holders, and saws are used. These instruments have removable parts to prevent surfaces from touching, thereby preventing possible tissue injury to the operating area. Neurosurgeons use an electrical generator, which makes their work more efficient and helps to obtain accurate results from brain surgery. A particular danger during operations is the possible incorrect treatment of the area, which may result in damage to adjacent healthy tissues or serious complications in the area.