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1025 instrument final Flashcards

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Allis

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Grasping / Holding
Counted (individually)
- Used for manipulating tissue that will be removed
- Holds a firm grip on tumors
Traumatic & Variable Length

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Allis Adair

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Grasping / Holding
Counted (individually)
- Used for manipulating tissue that will be removed when a medium jaw is needed
- Holds a firm grip on tumors
Traumatic & Variable Length

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Pratt

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Grasping / holding
Counted (individually)
- Used for manipulating tissue that will be removed
- Holds a firm grip on tumors
Traumatic & Variable Length

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Kocher

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Grasping / holding
Counted (individually)
- Used to manipulate bone, muscle, tendons, ligaments, or adipose tissue
- Never put it on the mayo stand for delicate tissues as it can accidently puncture an organ
Traumatic & Variable length

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Lahey Thyroid Clamp

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Grasping / Holding
Counted (individually)
- Used to hold large masses of tissue with out slippage
- Never use near bowel or large vessels. When this clamp is open, it might easily tear gloves
Traumatic & Variable Length

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Babcock

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Grasping / Holding
Counted (individually)
- Can be used to safely manipulate bowel or fallopian tubes
- Used on tissue that can be easily torn but need a delicate yet firm grip
Atraumatic & Variable Length

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Pean

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Clamping / Occluding
Counted (individually)
- Heavy duty, used in cases where large portions of tissue need to be clamped across for occlusion
- Stout jaws of the Pean makes the clamp of choice to hold Kitners of the loop of the tail sponge
Variable length & Straight / Curved

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Right Angle Clamp

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Clamping / Occluding
Counted (individually)
- Fine tipped and used in deep holes on small blood vessels where visibility is difficult
- Used to pass suture ties around vessels
Variable Length

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Tonsil

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Clamping / Occluding
Counted (individually)
- Used to hold a tie on a pass for medium to deep incisions
- Used to hold a tonsil sponge for blotting in the back of the throat

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Hemostat

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Clamping / Occluding
Counted (individually)
- Curved is used in almost every csse to occlude medium to small vessels in shallow incisions
- Straight is rarely used except to occlude the appendix
Straight or curved

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Mosquito

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Clamping / Occluding
Counted (individually)
- Used to occlude delicate vessels in shallow cases requiring delicate motions, such as neck or plastic procedures.
Straight or Curved

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Forester Sponge Stick

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Accessory / Grasping / Holding
Counted (individually)
- Used to hold a folded Raytec Sponge for use as a sponge stick
- May be used to stabilize the cervix
Variable Length & Straight/Curved

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Bowel / Intestinal Clamp

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Clamping / Occluding
Counted (individually)
- Atraumatic Long tip allow for fair amount of flexibility w/ minimal damage to tissue
- Temporarily Occludes the bowel by clamping completely across the bowel
Straight and curved

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Pennington Clamp

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Grasping / Holding
Counted (individually)
- Atraumatic Triangular tip is useful for grasping broad fragile surfaces such as the lung or hemorrhoid
Variable size

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Ball & Socket Towel Clamp

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Accessory
Counted (individually)
- Used to secure drapes to prevent slippage and maintain sterility
Variable length

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Non-penetrating towel clamp

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Accessory
Counted (individually)
- Used to secure drapes, cords, and tubing to drapes to prevent slippage and maintain sterility
Variable Length

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Penetrating towel clamp

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Accessory
Counted (individually)
- Used while draping to hold linen towels in place
- Once placed, they can not be removed until the end of case
Variable Length

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Security Clamp

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Accessory
Counted (individually)
- Used to secure drapes, cords and tubing to drapes to prevent slippage and maintain sterility
- Used to separate / support INstruments on a towel roll

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Frazier Suction Tip

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Suctioning
- Used to remove fluid in deep narrow cavities such as nuero or ENT procedures
- Strength of the suction is control by the finger valve. When covered suction is stronger
metal or plastic forms

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Olive Tip Sinus Suction Tip

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Suctioning
- Used to remove fluid in the sinuses
- Curved to reach around structures of the sinus cavities

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Yankauer Suction Tip

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Suctioning
- Rigid enough to be used as a retractor as well as suction making it the preferred tip in uterine procedures both vaginal and abdominal
metal or plastic forms

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Poole Suction Tip

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Suctioning
- Used to suction large amounts of fluid from the abd. Large # of small holes allows fluid to be evacuated
- Will be separated into 2 pieced for cleaning & processing
metal or plastic forms

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Baron Suction Tip w Stylet

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Suctioning
- Used in micro procedures such as the ear
- Stylet is used to maintain patency

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Suction Bovie

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Supply / Suctioning / Occluding
- Foot pedal activated monopolar bovie
- Stylet is used to maintain patency

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Thorek Feldman Scissors

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Cutting / Dissecting
- Steep curve allows the surgeon to cut tissue at an awkward angle
- Thorek are used for more delicate tissue and the Jorgenson’s are used for more dense tissue

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Lister bandage scissors

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Cutting
- Heavy scissors used for cutting things other than human tissue such as drapes & dressing material
- The horizontal tip is used to protect the patient’s skin from being cut while clothing / dressings are cut away
Variable Length

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Curved Mayo Scissors

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Cutting / Dissecting
- Used for dense tissues such as young breast, and periosteal tissue
- To ensure they maintain their sharp cutting edge, never use to cut suture ONLY human tissue
Variable length

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Straight Mayo Scissors

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Cutting
- Used primarily for cutting suture, drapes and dressing material
- Almost never used on tissue
Variable Length

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Metzenbaum Scissors

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Cutting / Dissecting
- Fine tipped scissors used for cutting delicate tissues such as intestines, and general dissection
Variable Length & Straight / Curved

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Westcott Scissors

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Cutting / Dissecting
- Microscopic instruments used for cutting both delicate suture and tissues under microscope
- Fine micro sutures will not damage the scissors
Straight / Curved

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Stevens Tenotomy Scissors

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Cutting / Dissecting
- Very sharp scissors used for fine sutures and tissues (STR) in small superficial wounds (CRD)
- Used when a blunt tip is preferred
Variable Length & Straight / Curved

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Iris Scissors

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Cutting / Dissecting
- Very sharp, used for fine sutures (STR) and tissues (CRD) in small superficial wounds
- Used when a sharp tip is preferred
Straight / Curved

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Facelift Scissors

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Cutting / Dissecting
- Used for cutting and undermining the skin of the face during a facelift
- They are sharp on their anterior surface and lateral edges making undermining as deep as the nose easy
Variable length & Fine and Broad varieties

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3 Knife Handle

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Cutting
- Most common knife handle used for cutting skin & tissue
- Holds #10, #11, #12, & #15 disposable knife blades
Variable length

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7 Knife handle

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Cutting
- Narrow & long handle makes it useful for narrow deep holes such as the nose
- Holds #10, #11, #12, & #15 disposable knife blades

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9 Knife handle

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Cutting
- Hold #10, #11, #12, & #15 disposable knife blades
- short handle makes it useful for shallo, delicate structures area such as foot & hand procedures.

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4 Knife Handle

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Cutting
- Holds #20 disposable knife blade
- It is used infrequently

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Beaver Knife Handle

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Cutting
- accommodates delicate specialty blades in variety of shapes
- Blade is inserted into a groove at the top & twisted into place
Variable Length

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Adson Plain

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Grasping / Holding
Counted individually
- Used for delicate tissue in shallow incisions where a tooth is NOT wanted
- May be used to apply steri strips after skin closure.

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Adson w teeth

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Grasping / Holding
Counted Individually
- Used for very fine tissues in shallow incisions where tooth is necessary
- Small tissue forceps always used while suturing skin

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Adson brown

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Grasping / Holding
Individually counted
- Used on tissue in shallow incisions that need a stronger grip such as small pieces of bone

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Debakey Forceps

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Grasping / Holding
Individually counted
- Most commonly used forceps of general surgeons
- Used for fragile to moderately dense tissue
Variable length

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Plain Dressing Forceps

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Grasping / Holding
Individually counted
- Used mainly for packing material into narrow openings.
- They have no teeth and substantial tip
Variable length

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Rat Tooth Forceps

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Grasping / Holding
Individually counted
- Traumatic forceps used to manipulate bone, muscle, and adipose tissue
- Never place on mayo stand as it can accidentally puncture an organ
Variable length

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Ferris-Smith Forceps

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Grasping/Holding
Counted individually
- Traumatic forceps used to approximate strong tissue
- Especially useful in orthopedics or abdominal peritoneal fascia

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Russian Forceps

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Grasping/Holding
Counted individually
- Scooped shaped tip allows to hold large amounts of tissue
- Commonly used to remove tissue specimens
Variable length

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Cushing Brain Forceps

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Grasping/Holding
Counted individually
- Used on delicate tissue in neuro procedures
- May have a stop peg to prevent tissue from being crushed
Length and tip width : variable comes serrated and cross serrated

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Bonney Forceps

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Grasping/Holding
Counted individually
- Used on tough tissues such as fascia, ligaments or bone
- May be used to pull heavy needles through tissue
1x2 & 2x3 teeth

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Bayonet Forceps

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Grasping/Holding
Counted individually
- Atraumatic: Used in Neuro, ENT, and vascular procedures
- Bend allows for visualization of field
Variable length Regular and Bipolar

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Spetzler Malis Forceps

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Grasping/Holding/Occluding
Counted Individually
- Used in neurosurgery
- May be dual irrigating and coated to prevent char on tips

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Graefe Forceps

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Grasping/Holding
Counted individually
- Used for holding edges of tissue that will be removed w/o damaging teeth
- Atraumatic/Traumatic: Allis tip allows strength of grip to be controlled depending on tissue type

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Bishop-Harmon

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Grasping/Holding
Individually Counted
- Atraumatic: Used in eye and microscope procedures
- Small firm tooth allows a firm grip on delicate eyelid tissue
distinctive 3-hole design

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McPherson Forcep

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Grasping/Holding
Counted individually
- Atraumatic: small delicate tooth allows firm grip on conjunctiva
- May be used in pairs when tying suture
Requested by size of teeth .12, .3

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Right Angle Retractor

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Retracting/Viewing
- Handheld: For single sided retraction of deep tissue
- Atraumatic: To retract abdominal organs in laparotomies

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Weitlander Retractor

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Retracting/Viewing
- Self retaining: To retract medium amounts of tough tissue in shallow incisions
- Atruamatic/Traumatic: Sharp for fatty/dense tissue. Blunt for delicate structures
Variable size

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O’Conner O’sullivan Retractor

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Retracting/Viewing
- Self-retaining: Tractions from 4 different directions at the same time
- Atraumatic: Used for medium abd incisions to allow visualization
Variable Size

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Vein Retractor

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Retracting/Viewing
- Handheld: Single sided retraction of small delicate structures
- Atraumatic: To retract veins or similar small quantities of tissue

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Richardson Retractor

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Retracting/Viewing
- May be used in pairs for counter retraction
- Atraumatic: Select one that matches the thickness of the pt skin to peritoneum
variable length & width

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Ribbon Retractor

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Retracting/Viewing
- Handheld: To retract & protect delicate tissue such as abd organs
- Atraumatic: Can be bent into any form necessary then reshaped
Variable Length & Width

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Rake Retractor

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Retracting/Viewing
- Handheld: Used in pairs for counter retraction in orthopedic procedures
- Atraumatic/Traumatic: To retract thick layers of tough skin/fatty/fascia tissue
variable widths

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Pratt Rectal Speculum

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Retracting/Viewing
- Self-retaining: Used in rectal procedures
- Atraumatic: Lubricated w/ KY Jelly to allow for visualization deep into rectal cavity.
Variable size

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Parker Retractor

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Retracting/VIewing
- Handheld: used in pairs for counter retraction in pediatric procedures
- Atraumatic: To retract skin and fatty tissue in small shallow incisions

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Harrington Retractor

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Retracting/Viewing
- Handheld: Procedures that require retraction of the liver
- Atraumatic: Broad smooth surface holds the fragile liver, indent at top straddles gallbladder

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Green Loop Retractor

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Retracting/Viewing
- Handheld: Used in procedures that would need to retract thyroid
- Atraumatic: To retract fatty tissue in shallow incisions w/o bruising

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Deaver Retractor

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Retracting/VIewing
- Handheld: For single sided retraction in most major abd procedures
- Atraumatic: Used in major abd/vaginal procedures to retract deep tissue
Variable size/length

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Baulfour w/ the Bladder Blade

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Retracting/Viewing
- Self-retaining: Traction from 3 different directions at the same time
- Atraumatic: Used for large abdominal incisions for visualization
Retractor & blade variable sizes

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Abdominal Fisch

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Retracting/Viewing
- Atraumatic: Used when closing major abd incisions to protect viscera
- Lays over the abdominal contents, protecting the organs while suturing abd wall closed
Variable length

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Senn Retractor

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Retracting/Viewing
- Used in pairs for counter retraction in carpal tunnel procedures
- Used in small superficial incisions to pull back skin edges of wound & provide visibility

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Goulet Retractor

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Retracting/Viewing
- Handheld: Used in pairs for counter retraction in breast biopsies
- Atraumatic: Used in mid-size incisions to retract skin through fascia layer

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Gelpi Retractor

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Retracting/Viewing
- Self-retaining: Used on tough tissue (fascia) when all hands are busy
- Traumatic: to hold 2 edges of dense tissue apart
Variable size

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Army-Navy Retractor

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Retracting/Viewing
Handheld: used in pairs for counter retraction in breast biopsies
- Atraumatic: Used in narrow incisions 1/2” & 1 1/2” of depth

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Heagar Needle Holder

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Suturing
Individually Counted
- Common needle holder used in almost all specialties
- Used for heavy tissue & suture needles
variable size

73
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Debakey Needle Holder

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Suturing
Individually Counted
- Needle holders has a fine tip and is useful for very small needles such as those in cardiovascular procedures
variable size

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Heaney Needle Holder

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Suturing
Individually Counted
- Curved is used almost exclusively in GYN procedures
- It’s length is useful when working in deep cavities

75
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Mayo Needle Holder

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Suturing
Individually Counted
- Very common, used in most specialties for medium to heavy tissues
- Cross-hatching on its jaws to hold firm no-slip grip
Variable size

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Ryder Needle Holder

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Suturing
Individually Counted
- Ultra fin tip, used for very fine needles that are needed in very deep holes
Variable size

77
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Webster Needle Holder

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Suturing
Individually counted
- Very smooth jaw & used on very small delicate needles
- Commonly used in plastics
4” & 6” length

78
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Castroviejo Needle Holder

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Suturing
Individually counted
- Spring loaded needle holder comes in locking and non-locking varieties
- Used for fine needles during cases under the microscope.
- Variable size

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Endo Stitch

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Suturing
Individually counted
- SIngle use that passes needle from 1 jaw through skin to other jaw by closing handles & flipping toggle
- Needles are manufactured exclusively for this device

80
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Dechamps Ligature Needle

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Suturing
Individually counted
- Traumatic : long needle is threaded w suture & used to place stitch around bone
- Usually used in vaginal vault suspension, relaxed vaginal wall is sewn into sacrum

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