DIN Standards Committee Optics and Precision Mechanics
Medical instruments - Mouth gags - Dimensions for slide bars and tongue depressors
Abstract
Mouth retractors with sliding splints are specialized surgical instruments that are primarily used in ear, nose and throat (ENT) medicine and oral surgery. They are used to keep the patient's mouth open safely and stably during operations in the throat and oral cavity. This document specifies the connection dimensions for the sliding splint and tongue depressor.
Begin
2026-04-07
Planned document number
DIN 58795
Project number
02703517
Responsible national committee
NA 027-05-01 AA - Surgical instruments
previous edition(s)
Medical instruments - Mouth gags - Dimensions for slide bars and tongue depressors
2010-02
