Formby Bone Curette, Ear Hook

## Product Overview

Formby Bone Curette, Ear Hook is a bone curette, ear hook listed in the Spoons and Curettes range of the Aesculap Surgical Instrument Catalog, page 1481. The catalog identifies the instrument under the FORMBY pattern, which is the designation procurement teams and distributors use to identify this instrument family across suppliers. The source catalog is bilingual and prints the designation as Bone Curette, Ear Hook in English and Scharfer Löffel, Ohrhäkchen in German, so either term can be used when matching this item against an existing inventory or tender list. This entry represents a single catalogued configuration, catalog number OF360R, and the specifications below are the values printed for that reference. It is classified in the catalog under Surgical Instruments > Spoons and Curettes > Bone Curette, Ear Hook.

## Design Characteristics

The following characteristics are printed for every configuration in this listing: length 180 mm, diameter 3 mm, straight, and length (imperial) 7″. Overall length is printed as 180 mm (7″ imperial). The printed working-end diameter is 3 mm. The working portion is printed as straight, which is the geometry the catalog specifies for this reference. The catalog prints these descriptors bilingually: angled (straight, gewinkelt, gerade) and double ended (doppelendig).

## Configuration Options

This instrument is catalogued as a single configuration under catalog number OF360R. The source catalog prints no alternative lengths, curvatures, diameters or sizes under this entry. Related configurations, where the catalog lists them, appear as separate entries in the Spoons and Curettes range and are registered here as separate products. The printed specification for this reference is reproduced in full under Technical Specifications below.

## Technical Specifications

– **Instrument type:** Bone Curette, Ear Hook
– **Pattern:** FORMBY
– **Length:** 180 mm
– **Diameter:** 3 mm
– **Curvature:** straight
– **Length (imperial):** 7″
– **Catalog category:** Spoons and Curettes (FK)
– **Catalog numbers:** OF360R
– **Configurations:** 1
– **Family ID:** FAM-000179
– **Source:** Aesculap Surgical Instrument Catalog, p. 1481

## Specification Coverage

The source catalog prints overall length, working-end diameter, and curvature for this listing. It does not print edge, size code, material, working angle, shaft characteristic, and tip form; these values are omitted here rather than estimated, and can be confirmed on inquiry. This listing reproduces only what the manufacturer’s catalog states. No material, certification, performance or clinical claim is added.

## Applications

The printed instrument designation identifies this item for bone procedures and ear procedures. This statement rests solely on the designation printed in the source catalog. The catalog does not publish indications, clinical protocols or procedure lists, and none are implied here. Confirm suitability for any specific procedure with your clinical team and against the manufacturer’s current instructions for use.

## Ordering Information

Formby Bone Curette, Ear Hook is supplied on a request-for-quote basis; the catalog publishes no price. Quote catalog number OF360R when submitting an inquiry. Send an inquiry to confirm current availability, packaging and lead time, or to request a formal quotation. Contact us for procurement documentation, including catalog references for tender submissions.

## Source and Traceability

All specifications above are reproduced from the Aesculap Surgical Instrument Catalog, page 1481, Spoons and Curettes section. Registry reference REG-000402; family FAM-000179. Values not printed in the source are omitted rather than estimated. For reference, the printed specification block for OF360R reads: · FORMBY · 7“, 180.00 mm · 3.00 mm · angled, straight, gewinkelt, gerade · double ended, doppelendig