Double Sharp Hooks Flat-handled retractor with two curved sharp hooks at the tip. Made of steel, nickel-plated and it is highly corroded. No readable manufacturer's mark [at the hand of the handle there is an inscription, possibly Fannin]. Hooks like these are still used to pull the skin and the muscles in the front of the neck, in various tracheotomy procedures, along with the blunt and sharp single hooks. 1900-1949