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Humby – Braithwaite Dermatome (Skin Graft Knive)

Humby – Braithwaite Dermatome (Skin Graft Knife) was developed by Graham Humby in England who was working at the Great Ormonde Street, London. Braithwaite Fenton introduced a new model combining modifications so that the instrument need not be dismantled to replace the blade.

  • Adjustable Settings Enabling A Variation In Thickness Of Skin Graft
  • Adjustable Cut Thickness From 0.1mm To 1.2mm
  • Max Cut Width 155mm, 32 cm (13″) Inches
  • Interchangeable Blades Available


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The Humby – Braithwaite Dermatome (Skin Graft Knife) is used to collect a slice of healthy skin from donor site to perform a skin graft on a site with tissue loss. Donor sites for the harvest of skin graft include the lumbar and gluteal regions (thick skin), the thighs, and the arms (thin skin). The thigh is generally the usual donor site for smaller quantities of graft.

HISTORICAL INSIGHT

The first widely used instrument permitting depth control was that developed by Graham Humby in England who was working at the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormonde Street, London, prior to World War II when he was a junior dresser to Sir Heneage Ogilvie. Humby added a roller to the Blair knife. The distance between the roller and the blade of the knife could be varied by means of a calibration device.

A replaceable blade was reintroduced by Denis Charles Bodenham for use in carriers equivalent to the standard Blair and Humby knives. The new blades could be easily changed, obviating the need for tedious sharpening that was previously necessary. The advantage of the interchangeable blade, which is now almost universal, is that it gives a much cleaner cut with minimal drag from bluntness, but this is, to some extent, offset by the slight lack of rigidity of the blade that is thin and only partly supported. As a result, the adjustment markings present on the knife give a setting that tends to vary with different blades, and reliance on the markings alone in setting the roller will give inconsistence of graft thickness

Braithwaite Fenton in 1955 introduced a new model combining modifications so that the instrument need not be dismantled to replace the blade. Adjustment between the roller and the blade was achieved by two knurled collars mounted on the back of the knife. The blade was of the wafer razor type and was locked securely in the leaf spring holder. To fit a new blade, it was necessary to move a safety catch, open the leaf and insert the blade under the roller, and replace the safety catch. The knife without the blade could be sterilised by boiling without the risk for damage, and no protective cover was necessary for sterilisation or storage.

When cutting thin split skin grafts, however, with the Braithwaite knife there is a tendency for the skin to roll up round the guard, and although this can be corrected by an assistant’s traction on the cut skin, this manoeuvre is liable to tear the sheet of skin or cause the knife to cut out. Moreover, the roller must slide to and fro along its long axis, necessitating slack end-bearings that reduce precision in the setting; hence, the graft sometimes becomes gradually thicker as the knife progresses. Usually, two adjustments are necessary at either end of the knife to set the depths of cut; if these are set unequally, the graft will be thicker at one side than the other.

To remedy these disadvantages, Watson John in 1960 produced a knife with a fixed, polished, stainless-steel guard and a simpler, more rigid thickness adjustment.

REFERENCES: Ameer F, Singh AK, Kumar S. Evolution of instruments for harvest of the skin grafts. Indian J Plast Surg 2013;46:28-35.

Author Name

Humby

Specialty

Orthopedic, Plastic Surgery, Skin Grafting

Sub-Category

Skin Graft Knives

Category

Knives, Needles & Picks

Handle Type

Hollow Handle

Overall Length

32 cm – 13″

Finish

Satin

Material

Stainless Steel

CE Marking

Yes

Reusable

Yes

Used in Specialties: Orthopedic
Plastic Surgery
Skin Grafting
Product Category: Knives, Needles & Picks
Product Type: Skin Graft Knives

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