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Surgical instruments designed for exploration of the mastoid bone during middle-ear surgical procedures. The searchers are typically a handheld, manual, metal (e.g., stainless steel) instrument with a very thin tapered distal end, an integral flexible shaft to facilitate manipulation of the tip, and a flat handle at the proximal end. Mastoid searchers may be used as exploratory probes in all common middle-ear surgical procedures.
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