ALM Self-Retaining Micro-Tissue Retractor | Model BV010R | 70 mm (2-3/4 Inch) Nominal Overall Length | 4 x 4 Prong Semi-Sharp Configuration | Precision Wound Edge Separation Element

The Aesculap BV010R is a professional-grade, reusable, operating room-grade surgical instrument expertly engineered to provide highly controlled, self-retaining exposure of small superficial incisions. Part of the specialized ALM product family manufactured by B. Braun Aesculap from high-tensile, corrosion-resistant surgical stainless steel, this 70 mm (2-3/4 inch) micro-retractor features a dual-arm parallel spread frame mechanism regulated by a smooth, low-profile thumb-screw knurled locking wheel. The working distal footprint consists of a 4 x 4 semi-sharp prong array boasting a precise 5 mm jaw depth and a 7 mm jaw width, providing an operational maximum opening width expansion profile up to 50 mm. The unique cross-bar mechanical drive transforms manual rotational pressure into exceptionally stable, uniform parallel distraction across sensitive wound borders, making the BV010R an outstanding hardware choice for high-stakes hand and foot surgeries, dermatological revisions, vascular access exposures, and pediatric plastic/reconstructive adaptations under active operating illumination.

Technical Specifications

• Manufacturer: Aesculap / B. Braun (Aesculap Surgical Instruments Division)

• Product Brand Family: ALM Self-Retaining Micro-Retractor Portfolio

• Product Catalog Code (MPN): BV010R (Commonly cross-indexed in hospital inventory systems as BV010R-WE)

• Instrument Mechanical Class: Self-Retaining Parallel Distraction Framework

• Tension Adjustment Mechanism: Manual thumb-screw knurled locking wheel on a threaded track

• Jaw / Prong Profile Matrix: 4 x 4 Prong Arrangement Layout

• Tip Profile Sharpness Tier: Semi-Sharp (Designed to grasp dermal borders without excessive localized laceration)

• Jaw Dimensional Metrics: 7 mm blade/jaw width x 5 mm blade/jaw depth

• Nominal Tool Length: 70 mm overall length (Varies clinically between 2-3/4 inches to 2-7/8 inches based on framework expansion)

• Maximum Mechanical Opening Span: 50 mm maximum spread capacity

• Material Composition: Premium-Grade German Surgical Stainless Steel (Glare-reducing satin finish)

• Reusability / Processing Classification: Fully Reusable (Withstands repeated high-temperature pre-vacuum steam autoclave decontamination loops)

• Clinical Allocation Group: Hand Surgery, Foot & Ankle Surgery, Visceral Surgery, Podiatric Trauma, Plastic and Reconstructive Procedures