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Basin

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Supply
- Filled with sterile water for soaking used instru
- Comes wrapped sterilely and to be opened on ring stand

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Graduate Pitcher

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- Filled with 1000 ml. of warm saline for irrigation around wound
- Irrigation fluid measured and reported to anesthesiologist for EBL

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Small bowl

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- Used on back table for variety of reasons: specimens, dye, or sponges
- Even if empty keep on back table use can arise at any time

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Kidney basin

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- Extra bowl used at tech’s discretion
- Edge is useful to catch spillover saline during wound irrigation

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Medicine cup

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Supply
- Holds medication on back table
- Drugs are poured in cup by circulating nurse in sterile manner

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Asepto bulb syringe

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- Filled w/ 120cc of saline for irrigation
- May be used to retrieve a “washing” specimen

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Bulb Syringe

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- Filled w/ 60cc saline for irrigation
- Used to irrigate delicate or shallow structures; nose, ear

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Bovie Pad

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- Pad is single use, used non-sterile manner
- Applied to pt’s skin over a muscular, non-bony, hair free surface

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Bovie Pencil

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Supply/Occluding
- End of cord is passed to circulator to be plugged into bovie machine
- Tip is considered a sharp and must be removed from pencil and disposed in sharp container

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Bovie tip

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Supply/Occluding
- Must be counted
- Tips are interchangeable

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Bovie Scratch Pad

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- Used to clean char from bovie tip
- Adhesive back to secure to drapes near operative field or on mayo

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Needle Mattress

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- Needles are stuck on magnetic strip as being used during case
- Each # block receives 1 needle to facilitate count at end of case

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Lap Sponges

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Pack of 5
- May be moistened w saline and used as a “pack to retract and protect non-operative viscera
- Cases w large amounts of blood are expected

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Tail Sponges

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Supply
Pack of 5
- Often used during vaginal hysterectomies to pack bowel away from uterus
- Radiopaque band that runs through, visible by x-ray

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Raytec Sponge

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Pack of 10
- Cases w small incisions w/ minimal blood loss
- Must be folded and loaded on sponge stick if used below fascia layer

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Cottonoid Sponge

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Pack of 10
- Soaked in hemostatic agent then topically applied to tissue to constrict blood vessels for controlled bleeding
- Radiopaque band runs through, visible during x-ray

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Tonsil Sponge

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Pack of 5
- Cotton filled gauze used during tonsillectomy to pack bed.
- Loaded and passed on tonsil clamp

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Kitners and Peanuts

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Pack of 5
- Used for blunt dissection in small areas
- Often attached to clamp when placed on mayo

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Rubber shod

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Pack of 10
- Designed to slide onto tips of hemostatic clamps
- Used to grasp sutures w/o damaging

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Syringe

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- Used to draw up and administer med/fluids
- Measured in milliliters

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Hypodermic Needles

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Supply
- Must be counted
- Needles are # according to size in diameter

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Light Handles

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- Used by sterile team to adjust operative light
- Attached to spot light and the only sterile place of light

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Marking Pen w Labels and Ruler

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- Used for writing on skin, labeling meds of other writing necessary
- Thrown away at end of case and new for new cases

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Suction Tubing

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- Used on most cases for suctioning fluid, blood, or smoke
- End of adapter is passed to nurse to plug into canister

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Suction tip
Supply/Occluding - Attached to tubing to aid in removing fluid from wound - Variety of sizes and shapes to adapt to various cavities/tissues
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3-way Stopcock
Supply - Connector between 2 types of tubing & syringe for measuring fluid - Moveable valve shuts off one port at a time
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Sterile Surgical towels
Supply Pack of 2 or 4 - Both disposable or non-disposable forms - General purpose used at techs discretion
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Adhesive Tape
Supply - Tape is very strong - Many purposes but rarely used as dressing
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Elastic Tape
Supply - Tape is stretchy - Frequently used in circumferential dressings & pressure dressings
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Microfoam tape
Supply - Stretchy & wet proof - Used for pressure dressings
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Paper Tape
Supply - Paper tape does not stretch & mildly sticky - To tape down 4x4 dressing sponges & people who are allergic to other tape
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Transpore Tape
Supply - Commonly used dressing in the OR - Small pores to allow dressing to breath & tears easily
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Steri-Strips
Supply - Designed to stay on until they naturally fall off - Applied directly over the incision to bring skin edges together
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Mastisol
Supply - Liquid adhesive provides sticky surface to help steri-strips adhere to skin surface - Dispensed by crushing the glass vial and allows the liquid to permeate the cotton tip.
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Medipore
Supply - Applied over 4x4 dressings - Perforated, convenient for the circulator to handle
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Ortho Glass
Supply - Wrapped in padding & sealed foil wrapper to prevent air from hardening the fiberglass - Fiberglass is very soft & pliable. Hardening agent is activated by dipping the material in warm water
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Cast Tape
Supply - Used with a cast padding material - Must be allowed to air dry before it comes in contact with other surfaces to prevent sticking
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Coban
Supply - Used as a drape as well as a dressing - Circumferential tape that clings to itself but not to other things
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Ace Bandage
Supply - An elasticized circumferential dressing, good for compression dressings on limbs - Comes in variable widths. 2” & 3” work best on hand dressings or pediatric feet
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Kerlix
Supply - bulky circumferential dressing that is commonly used on limbs over 4x4 dressing sponges & under Ace wraps
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Kling
Supply - Non-bulky single layer circumferential dressing that is commonly used on limbs over 4x4 dressing sponges & under Ace wraps
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Webril Cast Padding
Supply - Used to pad & protect skin underneath a cast, splint, or ace wrap - Made of natural cotton material and tears easily
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Soft Roll Cast Padding
Supply - Used to pad & protect skin underneath a cast - Made of a synthetic material that doesn’t tear as easily as Webril
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4x4 Dressings
Supply - Dressing size is picked according to wound size - Basic part of almost all dressings to absorb mild to moderate amounts of drainage
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4x4 Fluffs
Supply - To absorb mild to moderate amounts of drainage while protecting & padding the wound - May be folded, opened out & fluffed, or used just as they are
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ABD Pad
Supply - Large thick and over wounds that are expected to bleed / drain significant amounts of fluid - Pack a wound & remain in pt postoperatively w/ radiopaque strip
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Telfa
Supply - Cut to size & used over incisions w/ no steri-strips to keep wound from scabbing - Non-adherent dressing that allows passage of air/fluids & used to wick secretions from a wound
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Adaptic
Supply - Permeable (allowed for fluid and air to wick through) - Cut to size & applied on incisions that don’t have steri-strips, under 4x4 dressings
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Vaseline Gauze
Supply - Nonpermeable - Cut to size & applied on incisions that don’t have steri-strips, under dressings 4x4s
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Vag packing
Supply - Packed into the vaginal cavity to aid in hemostasis - Sometimes used as a throat pack on oral surgery procedures
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Peri Pad & Belt
Supply - Used when that patient is asleep, & very difficult to put mesh underwear on - This dressings is used in GYN procedures that could produce post operative vaginal
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Nu Gauze
- Long stripof cotton used to pack openings to aid in hemostasis & drain wounds - Open on sterile field & the tech must use a sterile forceps & pull the strip out & let it drop onto the back table
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Montgomery Straps
Supply - Used when a long incisions is left open - Adhesive backings are applied to the pt's skin on both sides of the wound
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Transparent Film Dressing
Supply - Clear to allow observation of tissue beneath - Micro-thin film that does not allow air/fluid to pass through
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Oval Eye Pad and Shield
Supply - Absorbent multi layer gauze - Aluminum breathable shield
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Gelfoam
Supply - Often smeared in antibiotic dressing to help w/ insertions - Used temporarily stabilize structures in middle ear grafts
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Dermabond
Supply - Barrier to bacteria - Topical liquid skin adhesive used on small incisions
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Stockinette
Supply - Used prior to splint to secure bulky dressings & protect the skin - Comes in a roll & cut to size
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Retention Suture Bridge
Supply - Device that takes pressure off primary incision - Circular tightening device the suture is threaded through allows for tension to be adjusted
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Foley Catheter & Down Drain
Supply - ballon retains the catheter in the bladder - placed into the bladder through urethra to drain urine
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Cholangiogram Catheter
Supply - Introduces radiopaque dye to detect for presence of calculi in biliary system - Variable designs to secure it temporarily to common bile duct to prevent it from slipping out
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Intravascular Catheter
Supply - Inserted percutaneous or via small cut down incision - Can use venous or arterial access
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Pain Pump Catheter
Supply - Commonly used in orthopedic, neurological, & plastic procedures - Connected pump may be external of implanted with an external controller
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Penrose drain
Supply - Passive drain - Drains fluid into the dressing by capillary action
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Cigarette Drain
Supply - Passive drain - Penrose drain with gauze inside
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T-Tube Drain
Supply - passive drain - Placed within the biliary system
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Feeding Tube
Supply - Typically contains a sump design - Inserted through the abdominal wall into the stomach
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Nasogastric Tube
Supply - GI tube placed through the nose until reaches stomach - Connected to suction and/or syringe to remove gastric juices
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Nephrostomy Tube Pig tail
Supply - Self-retaining - Removes urine
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Hemovac Drain
Supply - Rigid structure designed to not collapse when passed over a joint - Active drain
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Jackson-Pratt Drain
Supply - Used when moderate amounts of drainage is expected - Has length of holes at insertion end to prevent clogging
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Channel Drain
Supply - Active drain - Used when moderate amounts of drainage are expected
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Chest Tube
Supply - Inserted percutaneous through a stab incision - Come in various sizes & designs
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Closed Water-seal Drainage System
Supply - Active & passive drain - Maintains negative pressure necessary for effectiveness
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Endotracheal tube (ET tube)
Supply - Used to maintain patency of upper respiratory tract - Can contain obturator to help guide it
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Oral Airway
Supply - Inserted through the mouth to separate the jaws & depress the tongue - Used to maintain patency of the upper respiratory tract
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Nasal Airway
Supply - Inserted though the nose to prevent obstruction of the airway due to relaxation of the soft palate - Used to maintain patency of the upper respiratory tract
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Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA)
Supply - Supraglottic airway device used to maintain patency of the upper respiratory tract - Alternative to placing an ET tube through the glottis
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Tracheotomy Tube
Supply - Has three components; outer & inner cannula & obturator - Placed into trachea by incision in the neck
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Ureteral Catheters
Supply - Placed in ureters w assistance of cystoscope - drainage bag may be requires if catheter is retained
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Suprapubic Catheters
Supply - Placed in bladder through surgical opening in the abd wall - Come in various sizes & designs
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Urethral Catheters
Supply - Do not require a drainage bag - Variable designs & sizes

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