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Common Surgical Instruments Flashcards

1
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What is the most commonly used scalpel handle

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Baird Parker no. 3

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What are the most common scalpel blades used in small animal practice?

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3
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What are the most common scalpel blades used in large animal practice?

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4
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How should a scalpel be held?

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Pen hold grip
Power grip (for cutting tougher tissues)

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5
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Identify these scissors

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Mayo

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6
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Identify these scissors

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Curved (L) and Straight (R) Metzenbaum

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8
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Identify these scissors

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Iris

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9
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What is the use of mayo scissors?

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heavy duty scissors designed for cutting tough tissues such as the linea alba.

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10
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What is the use of metzenbaum scissors?

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delicate scissors for use in subcutaneous tissues and viscera. They can be straight or curved. The latter allow better visualisation of the tissue being dissected

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11
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What is the use of iris scissors

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Iris scissors have two sharp tips. They are used when fine cuts are required such as during a feline urethrostomy.

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12
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identify these needle holders

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Olsen Hegar

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13
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identify these needle holders

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Mayo Hegar

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14
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identify these needle holders

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Gillie

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15
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What does a gold handle represent in surgical instruments?

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Tungsten carbide implants to improve durability

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16
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Identify these forceps

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Debakey Forceps

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17
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Identify these forceps

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Adson Rat-toothed forceps

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18
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Identify these forceps

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Rat-toothed forceps

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19
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Identify these forceps

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Dressing Forceps

20
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What is the use of rat toothed forceps?

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heavy duty with a single tooth interdigitating with two on the opposing tip. These can be traumatic to the tissues

21
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What is the use of dressing forceps?

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these are for applying dressings, have no ‘rat-teeth’ and are particularly traumatic to tissues as pressure is needed if used for this purpose

22
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What is the use of Adson rat-tooth forceps?

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these are fine forceps with a small rat tooth grip

23
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What is the use of Debakey forceps?

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these have longitudinal and transverse serrations. Originally designed for vascular use they are the least traumatic of the thumb forceps

24
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What is the function of haemostatic forceps?

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These are designed to occlude blood vessels and prevent haemorrhage

25
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Identify these haemostatic forceps

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Halsted Mosquito

26
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Identify these haemostatic forceps

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Halsted Mosquito

27
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Identify these haemostatic forceps

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Spencer Wells

28
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Identify these haemostatic forceps

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Carmalt

29
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Identify these tissue holding forceps

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Allis

30
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Identify these tissue holding forceps

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Babcock

31
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Identify these tissue holding forceps

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Doyen atraumatic bowel clamps

32
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What are the types of tissue holding forceps?

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Allis
Babcock
Doyen

33
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What is the function of Allis tissue holding forceps

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relatively traumatic and should not be applied to the skin

34
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What is the function of babcock tissue holding forceps

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triangular shape at the end with longitudinal striations. Are less traumatic but have a tendency to slip

35
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What is the function of doyen tissue holding forceps

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use to manipulate bowel. These are atraumatic. They can come with a red rubber tubing coverings to the jaws. These should be removed

36
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What is the function of a retractor?

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They are designed to improve visibility or exposure allowing for easier and more accurate surgery
Placing tissues under tension reduces bleeding and allows easier cutting and dissection

37
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Identify this retractor and its function

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Abdominal retractor - Balfour
Prevents rotation
Self Retaining

38
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Identify this retractor and its function

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Thoracic retractor – Finchietto with a ratchet mechanism that can gradually retract ribs
Self retaining

39
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Identify this retractor and its function

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Gelpi retractor – most widely used and often placed in pairs at right angles.
Self retaining

40
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Identify this retractor and its function

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Travers retractor – less prone to swiveling due to multiple teeth but can not be placed in such small areas as the Gelpi.
Self retaining

41
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Identify this retractor

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Senn
Handheld

42
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Identify this retractor

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Lagenback
Handheld

43
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Identify this retractor

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Hohman
Handheld

44
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Identify this retractor

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Malleable
Handheld

45
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Identify these towel clamps

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Backhaus

46
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Identify this towel clamps

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