A heavy-duty, hand-held, surgical instrument used to remove pieces of bone or other hard tissue during orthopaedic and plastic surgery procedures. It typically comprises a handle proximally which becomes a shaft that terminates in a convex profile with a sharp
| Company | Devices | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sklar Corporation | 345 | 20% |
| Life Instrument Corporation | 133 | 8% |
| Karl Storz Gmbh & Co. Kg | 125 | 7% |
| Novo Surgical, Inc. | 109 | 6% |
| Aspen Surgical Products, Inc. | 96 | 5% |
| Gsource Llc | 92 | 5% |
| Integra Lifesciences Production Corporation | 88 | 5% |
| Med Saver, Inc. | 86 | 5% |
| Surtex Instruments Ltd. | 83 | 5% |
| Avalign Technologies, Inc. | 66 | 4% |
| Ortho-Med, Inc. | 59 | 3% |
| Highridge Medical, Llc | 53 | 3% |
Company = labeler of record on GUDID. 49 companies in total; top 12 shown. Click headers to sort.
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| Code | Name | Devices |
|---|---|---|
| GDH | GOUGE, SURGICAL, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGERY | 804 |
| GDH | Gouge, Surgical, General & Plastic Surgery | 422 |
| EMM | CHISEL, OSTEOTOME, SURGICAL | 176 |
| LRC | INSTRUMENT, ENT MANUAL SURGICAL | 115 |
| LXH | Orthopedic manual surgical instrument | 55 |
| LXH | ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | 54 |
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1,764 device records in commercial distribution are listed on the FDA Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID) under the GMDN category "Surgical gouge", from 49 companies. The largest labeler is Sklar Corporation with 20% of records.
GDH (GOUGE, SURGICAL, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGERY), GDH (Gouge, Surgical, General & Plastic Surgery), EMM (CHISEL, OSTEOTOME, SURGICAL), LRC (INSTRUMENT, ENT MANUAL SURGICAL)
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Source: FDA AccessGUDID (AccessGUDID full release 2 Nov 2026); counts are device records in commercial distribution grouped by GMDN preferred term; companies are labelers of record. Information only — US listing is not a registration in the UAE or GCC; verify with the regulator. © Consulting Wallah — CC BY‑NC‑ND.