CARDIO instruments

Question 1

Answer 1

Alexander periosteal elevator

elevate ribs

Question 2

Answer 2

Doyen rib raspatory

free ribs from connective tissue

Question 3

Answer 3

Bailey rib approximator

pull ribs back together at end of case

Question 4

Answer 4

Finocheitto retractor

spread ribs apart

Question 5

Answer 5

Gluck rib shears

cut ribs

Question 6

Answer 6

Lovelace Lung grasping forcep

grasp lung tissue

Question 7

Answer 7

Allison Lung retractor

retract lung

Question 8

Answer 8

Chest tube with band

secure tube to drainage system

Question 9

Answer 9

Pap trapSpecimen Trap

collect specimens for cytology/pathology/microbiology

Question 10

Answer 10

Bronchoscope

view inside of bronchus

Question 11

Answer 11

Cytology Brush

passed down channel in bronchoscope to take “brushing” specimens

Question 12

Answer 12

Biopsy Forceps – flexible

passed down channel in bronchoscope to take tissue specimens

Question 13

Answer 13

Satinsky Vena Cava Clamp

clamp vena cava or other large blood vessel

Question 14

Answer 14

Spoon Clamp

clamp blood vessels

Question 15

Answer 15

Debakey Aortic Clamp

clamp aorta

Question 16

Answer 16

Right angle clamp

pass suture tie, umbilical tape or vessel loop under vessel

Question 17

Answer 17

Mixter Clamp

clamp vessels, pass items under vessels

Question 18

Answer 18

Potts-Smith Scissors

perform arteriotomy

Question 19

Answer 19

Jamison scissors

cut blood vessels

Question 20

Answer 20

Mills Circumflex Scissors

cut vessel that is behind another structure

Question 21

Answer 21

Castroviejo Locking Needle Holder.

hold fine suture needles

Question 22

Answer 22

Crile Wood Needle holder

hold fine suture needles

Question 23

Answer 23

Cushing Tissue Forceps

grasp tissue or vessels

Question 24

Answer 24

Gerald Tissue Forceps

grasp tissue or vessels

Question 25

Answer 25

Mosquito with shods

tag fine vascular sutures

Question 26

Answer 26

Round Doppler Probe

assess blood flow in a vessel

Question 27

Answer 27

Straight Bulldog clamp

clamp vessel

Question 28

Answer 28

Webster CannulaVessel Cannula

irrigate blood vessels

Question 29

Answer 29

Rumel Tourniquet

tighten a stitch or umbilical tape around a vessel or cannula

Question 30

Answer 30

Garrot Dilators

dilate blood vessels

Question 31

Answer 31

Fogarty Clamp–disposable

clamp vessel

Question 32

Answer 32

Argyle Carotid Shunts–disposable

placed in carotid during an endarterectomy to allow for continuous blood flow to the brain

Question 33

Answer 33

Vessel Loops

retract or mark vessels, nerves, or other small structures

Question 34

Answer 34

Arterial Embolectomy Catheter

remove blood clots or other debris from arteries

Question 35

Answer 35

Aortic Punch

make a round hole in the aorta for attachment of another vessel

Question 36

Answer 36

Gortex Graft

replace portion of an artery that is damaged or nonfunctional

Question 37

Answer 37

Woven graft

replace portion of an artery that is damaged or nonfunctional

Question 38

Answer 38

Vena Cava Filter

catch blood clots (emboli) from lower extremities before they get into the central circulation

Question 39

Answer 39

Vascular Suture

fine, delicate suture that will not tear blood vessels

Question 40

Answer 40

Hickman Catheter

long term antibiotic therapy or chemotherapy

Question 41

Answer 41

Swan Ganz Catheter

monitor cardiac function

Question 42

Answer 42

Arterial Line Setup

monitor blood pressure with every beat of the heart

Question 43

Answer 43

Multilumen Central Venous Catheter

for large volume administration and multiline availability