DIN Standards Committee Optics and Precision Mechanics
Medical instruments - Handle for wire saws type Gigli
Abstract
The Gigli saw is a bone saw made of braided steel wire; it consists of two handles and a wire guided between them that can be unhooked. It is used in medicine and veterinary medicine to cut through bone without damaging soft tissue (osteotomy). This document specifies the connection dimensions for the hook handles that are part of the Gigli saw.
Begin
2026-04-07
Planned document number
DIN 96166
Project number
02703518
Responsible national committee
NA 027-05-01 AA - Surgical instruments
previous edition(s)
Medical instruments - Handle for wire saws type Gigli
2017-11
