Post Mortem Instruments

Surgical Post Mortem Instruments

Peak Surgicals offers a variety of Surgical Post Mortem Instruments for pathologists who examine corpses during autopsies. Our post-mortem devices are meant to determine the reason and manner of death as well as detect any illnesses or injuries that may have occurred.

Postmortem instruments include the following:

• Bone Cutting Forceps - Used to cut and remove bones during autopsies. 
• Post Mortem Saws - Used to cut skin and/or difficult things like bones.
• Rib Shears - These were used to cut through the ribs when opening the chest during an autopsy.
• Post Mortem Needles - are used to suture the skin after an autopsy to restore the body's natural appearance.
• Post Mortem Scissors - These include the scissor post mortem straight, the scissor post mortem, the scissor mayo for post mortem, the iris scissors, the dressing scissors sharp/probe, the dissecting scissor for post mortem, the barnyards bowel scissor, the mayo dissection scissors, the dissection scissors, and the artery scissors.