Mathieu Needle Holder — Narrow Tip, 14 cm — Narrow-tip Mathieu with spring-loaded ratchet lock — one-handed grip for ligature ties, el

The Mathieu is the workhorse holder of the orthodontic tray. Unlike a conventional ring-handle needle holder, it uses a spring-loaded loop handle with an internal ratchet: squeezing the handles steps the ratchet closed and locks the beaks onto the object, and a further squeeze releases it. That means the clinician can grip, hold and release without ever letting go of the instrument or repositioning the fingers — which is why it is the standard choice for placing elastic modules, tying and tucking ligature wire, twisting ligatures, seating separator placers and handling small archwire segments in a crowded field. This variant carries the narrow tip: long, finely tapered beaks with full cross-serration along the working surface. The reduced tip profile reaches interproximally and behind brackets where a wide-tip Mathieu cannot, and the serrations hold thin wire and slippery elastomeric modules without slipping. At 14 cm it is the compact chairside length, giving direct control at the tip rather than the leverage a longer suturing instrument provides. The catalogue lists this code in both the Orthodontic and Dental Surgery chapters, so the same instrument doubles as a suturing needle holder for 2-0, 3-0 and 4-0 sutures in minor oral surgery. A tungsten-carbide-inserted version of the identical pattern is available as 1769-39T, which is the option to specify where the instrument will see heavy daily wire work — TC inserts resist wear and hold their grip far longer, at a higher price point. Manufactured to Accuram's standard process: German manufacturing technique, DIN-norm tolerances held with CNC-made Go/No-Go gauges, boil test plus special surface treatment for maximum natural corrosion resistance, and full batch/lot traceability for five years under an ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 certified quality system.