At a predetermined price, Buxton's Omni-Sets allow extraordinary discretion in the custom assembly of instrument sets for a variety of subspecialty surgical disciplines. Beneficiaries of such an arrangement may be found far beyond just the surgeon.

An administrator may not always appreciate the finer points of vessel anastomosis, but talk to him about obtaining a new instrument system to expedite the completion of a specific surgery and he will probably bang the associated costs up against the known revenue this particular surgery brings to the profit center.

In the bewildering array of instruments available for micro/reconstructive surgery simplification is a rare and welcomed commodity. The maze of options amongst scissors, needle holders and forceps can send purchasing people into a tizzy and surgical set prices into the stratosphere. So why not consider the Omni Set concept?

Leaf through the Buxton catalog, and take note of the various micro and macro instruments available. Then settle down and choose any two pairs of scissors, any three pairs of forceps and pick any needle holder from our regular microsurgery line.

Add a vessel or nerve approximator, along with a sterilizing case and your customized set is ready. Give the bean counters a single item number to order and the shopping chores are complete. Administrators will love the simplicity, and welcome the associated economies-of-scale as compared to buying these items individually.

Included in the standard set are a 6 x 10 inch plastic sterilizing case and the Mini Ikuta approximator. But if Ikuta's pattern is not your style, or it is a nerve approximator you are looking for, simply swap out from among the below illustrated trio of alternatives.

Hand & Footnotes, Vol. 2, No. 3