Today, we are proud to introduce to the UAE market the Hegenberger Retractor, a ground-breaking advance in post-partum suturing developed by Danish midwife Malene Hegenberger. Although a simple concept, this breakthrough product is brilliant in performance and ease of use and delivers immediate and meaningful benefit for both patient and clinician.
Our main aim to provide exceptional products designed by motivated minds that will make a rightful change in the women’s’ Life and ease of use for the Professionals, caring for these women.
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The Key Advantages of the Hegenberger Retractor:
- Provides both hands free for suturing with needle holder and forceps
- Reduces pain for the patient during suturing due to less manipulation
- Lessens suturing time
- Removes the need to find the tear between stitches
- Eliminates the need for an assistant to hold the retractor
- Optimizes working ergonomics during suturing
- Increases our ability to teach and learn correct suturing due to improved
visibility
- Enhances both experience and outcome
- Correct suturing due to better overview
TIPS and TECHNIQUES:
We want to make sure that our exceptional products are well understood and ease of use, with the highest quality, and has enabled us to work closely with team of Clinicians to present before our customers to maximize the beneficial use of the HEGENBERGER RETRACTOR
POSITIONING THE PATIENT BEFORE USING THE HEGENBERGER RETRACTOR
- Ensure the patient’s back is Horizontal – the weight of the uterus is 1 Kg after birth and the weight should be into the madras and not into the vagina if the woman is semi reclined
- Adjust the Stirrups to the Length of the Thigh
- Adjust the position of the lower leg, so the knees are pointing outwards and not up, to take the weight from the thighs and the buttocks away from the perineum.
- Place the Patient in a slight reverse Trendelenburg position and then raise the Upper end of the bed to maintain comfort.
USING THE HEGENBERGER RETRACTOR
- Place the Patient in the lithotomy position, with legs correctly positioned in stirrups
- Make Sure the woman’s back is horizontal, since the weight of the uterus should be in the bed and not into the Vagina
- Do not use Gel on the Retractor
- See the retractor as an extension of your fingers and place the retractor where the tear is located
- For a medical perineal tear, place the retractor straight
- For a Lateral Tear or an Episiotomy, turn the retractor before positioning and place it sideways.
- Place the retractor all the way in, so the circles are resting under the labia Majora, hold it still for 5 seconds and ask the woman to relax, when the woman relaxes, slowly let go of the retractor.
