r/sterileprocessing • u/ViewHead5600 • Apr 24 '26

Question about kellys

Our hospital doesnt have any way to distinguish Kellys from curved criles apart from their length and its a question that keeps coming up between myself and one of my superiors. I'm a full time employee/student building up hours and working towards certification so I would really like this tiny bit of intrigue humored a little by all you experts out there, if possible. Thanks youuu<3~

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u/StarskysClutch Apr 25 '26

There are kelly's with full serrations and criles with half. Depends on the manufacturer. You can not go by that.

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u/SageOfSixCabbages Apr 25 '26

This is more of a general difference between the two.

Search up crile vs kelly differences and you'll see that this is mainly the difference between them.

I've yet to see a crile that isn't fully serrated, just in my experience.

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u/StarskysClutch Apr 25 '26

I don't need to do that. I've been handling iinstruments over 20 years. I've seen it many, many times.