Modified malis bayonet forceps aids application of the cyberonics vagus nerve stimulator electrode: technical note.
OBJECTIVE
To notify neurosurgeons about a modified bayonet forceps that aids application of the vagus nerve stimulating electrode.


METHODS
The manufacturer (Codman & Shurtleff, Inc., Raynham, MA) extended the tips of an upward-angled Malis bayonet forceps from 2 mm to 6 mm.


RESULTS
The modified bayonet tips, when placed under the vagus nerve, extend well beyond the edge of the usual vagus nerve to easily accept the electrode lead.


CONCLUSIONS
The modified bayonet forceps and depicted wrapping sequence shorten electrode wrapping time.
Carey
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Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA.
Kutz
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D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*