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All RUCK abrasive caps are available in four different sizes of grit - we have the ideal abrasive cap for every application!
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Matching accessories for your rotating instruments
In our online shop you will find a large selection of modern, high-quality accessories for foot care and podiatry.
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Achieve precision with the highest quality scalpel blades
Crafted to surgical standards, these blades are your ideal choice for top-quality daily work.
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HybridCap Caps
HybridCap abrasive caps with a progressive abrasive grit mixture of ceramic and diamond materials, resulting in finer surfaces and significantly higher abrasion.
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Trapezium Top Nipper
Classic top nipper with double-tipped, curved blades, effortlessly cuts even very thick and hardened nails.
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"I’m so happy that I can buy my RUCK products directly from Germany."
Dr Bharti Rajput MBE PhD, Director & Principal Podiatrist of The Foot, Expert Clinic (locations in Dundee and Cupar)
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RUCK Instruments for healthy and beautiful feet
Medical treatment and aesthetic finishing – with high-quality RUCK instruments made from stainless steel, you leave nothing to chance. Choose from our wide product range of manual and rotary tools to suit your personal preferences. Both manual and rotary instruments are manufactured in Germany and so are of the highest quality. Discover high-quality instruments for foot health and podiatry now!
Podiatry and foot health: put your trust in RUCK instruments
For the precise, safe and pain-free treatment of skin and nails, you set your daily trust on convenient instruments such as nippers and scissors, rasps and files, scalpels and burs. To make your daily practice easier, we dedicate ourselves – with decades of expertise and genuine passion – to developing highly functional tools for podiatry and foot health – and we’re yet in our fourth generation.
Technically sophisticated and ergonomically designed, RUCK instruments provide first-class quality and perfect comfort for both practitioners and patients. Besides their unique trapezoidal profile, RUCK foot care and podiatry instruments are also provided with innovative e-polishing, which ensures an extremely durable surface. Naturally, we are also the right people to contact if you would like your favourite instruments serviced and sharpened.
RUCK Instruments: Our product range at a glance
To give you an initial overview, we present our range of high-quality instruments for podiatry and foot health here in a compact format. You can receive further information in our constantly updated catalogues or personally via our customer hotline or by email. You can also visit the RUCK World of Experiences in Neuenbürg, where you can handle our instruments and put them through their paces. We look forward to your visit!
Hand instruments
- Nippers and scissors
- Top nipper
- Nail nippers
- Corner nipper
- Diabetic instruments
- Skin forceps and skin scissors
- Bandage scissors
- Suitable replacement springs and care
- Nail instruments
- Nail fold instruments and nail lifts
- Nail knives and tampon hooks
- Corner files
- Scalpel blades and holders
- Hollow chisel blades and holders
- Instrument sets
Rotary instruments
- Burs
- Nail burs
- Skin burs
- Carbide burs
- KERA burs
- Hybrid TWISTER
- Diamond bur
- Dia TWISTER
- Abrasive caps
- medCap caps
- HybridCap caps
- Thermo abrasive caps
- Grinding cap holders
- Burs sets
- Accessories for rotary instruments
- Grinding stones, polishers and brushes
HELLMUT RUCK also receives useful accessories for storage and transport, along with labelling and protection of delicate instruments used in foot health and podiatry. Order them now!
These instruments are indispensable essentials
Especially if you are just starting out on your career as a foot care professional or podiatrist, you may be wondering which equipment is really necessary and what you can do without for the time being. That’s why we’ve summarised the most important tools for you. Even though less is sometimes more, these instruments form the perfect basic kit for work on the foot:
- Top nipper
- Corner nipper
- Skin nippers with scissor or pliers grip
- Splinter tweezers
- Scalpel blades
- Scalpel blade holders
- Hollow chisel blades
- Hollow chisel blade holder
- Double nail instrument
- Corner file
- Nail file
- Bandage scissors
- Boring gauge
- Tip Therm
- Tuning fork
- Monofilament
Complementary products for instruments in podiatry and foot health
Thorough disinfection and hygiene are just as important as having the right tools. You will find everything you need for the reprocessing, service, and maintenance of manual and rotary instruments at RUCK.
Our convenient hygiene plan is available for free download here. It contains not only our recommendations for perfect skin, hand, surface, and instrument disinfection, but also useful directions on how to use the respective products and blank spaces for personal notes.
Then it becomes easier for you to comply with statutory hygiene regulations and create a safe environment for staff and patients! Our tip: Retain the hygiene plan, print out the required number of copies, and display them prominently in your practice rooms. This ensures that the useful information stays in plain sight at all times.