01. instruments Flashcards
Scissors can have ___ (A) or ___B) blades.
curved
straight
scissors may also be ____(C) or ___ (D)
They may also be blunt (C) or sharp (D).
Mayo and Metzenbaum Scissors
- Mayo scissors (A) are used for cutting heavy fascia and sutures.
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Metzenbaum scissors (B) are more delicate than Mayo scissors.
They are used to cut delicate tissues.- Metzenbaum scissors have a longer handle to blade ratio.
Bandage Scissors
Suture Removal Scissors
Satinsky Vascular Scissors
Potts-Smith Vascular Scissors
___ have smooth or smoothly serrated tips while tissue forceps have teeth to grip tissue.
Dressing forceps
example of tissue forceps
Dressing forceps have smooth or smoothly serrated tips while tissue forceps have teeth to grip tissue.
- Rat Tooth Forceps
___ Forceps, a type of tissue forceps, have locking forceps used for grasping and holding tissue.
Intestinal Tissue
Examples of intestinal tissue forceps include:
Intestinal Tissue Forceps, a type of tissue forceps, have locking forceps used for grasping and holding tissue.
Examples of intestinal tissue forceps include:
- Allis Forceps
- Babcock Forceps
- Sponge Forceps
Rat Tooth: Tissue Forceps
Interdigitating teeth hold tissue without slipping
Used to hold skin/dense tissue
Adson: Tissue Forceps
Small serrated teeth on edge of tips
Delicate serrated tips designed for light, careful handling of tissue
Brown: Tissue Forceps
Brown-Adson: Tissue Forceps
Allis: Intestinal Tissue Forceps
Interdigitating short teeth to grasp and hold bowel or tissue
Slightly traumatic, use to hold intestine, fascia and skin
Babcock: Intestinal Tissue Forceps
More delicate than Allis, less directly traumatic
Broad, flared ends with smooth tips
Used to atraumatically hold viscera (bowel and bladder)
___ forceps have hinged locking forceps.
Hemostats and hemostatic
All hemostatic forceps may be ___
curved or straight:
Kelly Hemostatic Forceps and Mosquito Hemostats
- Both are transversely serrated.
- Mosquito hemostats (A) are more delicate than Kelly hemostatic forceps (B).
- Mosquito hemostats have a smaller, finer tip.
- Both come in curved and straight varieties as well.
close up of the transverse serrations on straight Kelly Hemostatic Forceps.
Carmalt Hemostatic Forceps
Heavier than Kelly
Preferred for clamping of ovarian pedicals during an ovariohysterectomy surgery because the serrations run longitudinally (see below).
Clamping an Artery Using a Kelly vs. Carmalt Hemostat
Doyen Intestinal Forceps
Non-crushing intestinal occluding forceps with longitudinal serrations
Used to temporarily occlude lumen of bowel
Payr Pylorus Clamps
Crushing intestinal instrument
Used to occlude the end of bowel to be resected
Sponge Forceps
Straight or curved
Smooth or serrated jaws
Satinsky Vascular Forceps