Common Surgical Instruments Flashcards
What is the most commonly used scalpel handle
Baird Parker no. 3
What are the most common scalpel blades used in small animal practice?
10
11
15
What are the most common scalpel blades used in large animal practice?
4
3
How should a scalpel be held?
Pen hold grip
Power grip (for cutting tougher tissues)
Identify these scissors
Mayo
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Curved (L) and Straight (R) Metzenbaum
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Iris
What is the use of mayo scissors?
heavy duty scissors designed for cutting tough tissues such as the linea alba.
What is the use of metzenbaum scissors?
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
What is the use of iris scissors
Iris scissors have two sharp tips. They are used when fine cuts are required such as during a feline urethrostomy.
identify these needle holders
Olsen Hegar
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Mayo Hegar
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Gillie
What does a gold handle represent in surgical instruments?
Tungsten carbide implants to improve durability
Identify these forceps
Debakey Forceps
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Adson Rat-toothed forceps
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Rat-toothed forceps
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Dressing Forceps
What is the use of rat toothed forceps?
heavy duty with a single tooth interdigitating with two on the opposing tip. These can be traumatic to the tissues
What is the use of dressing forceps?
these are for applying dressings, have no ‘rat-teeth’ and are particularly traumatic to tissues as pressure is needed if used for this purpose
What is the use of Adson rat-tooth forceps?
these are fine forceps with a small rat tooth grip
What is the use of Debakey forceps?
these have longitudinal and transverse serrations. Originally designed for vascular use they are the least traumatic of the thumb forceps
What is the function of haemostatic forceps?
These are designed to occlude blood vessels and prevent haemorrhage
Identify these haemostatic forceps
Halsted Mosquito
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Halsted Mosquito
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Spencer Wells
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Carmalt
Identify these tissue holding forceps
Allis
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Babcock
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Doyen atraumatic bowel clamps
What are the types of tissue holding forceps?
Allis
Babcock
Doyen
What is the function of Allis tissue holding forceps
relatively traumatic and should not be applied to the skin
What is the function of babcock tissue holding forceps
triangular shape at the end with longitudinal striations. Are less traumatic but have a tendency to slip
What is the function of doyen tissue holding forceps
use to manipulate bowel. These are atraumatic. They can come with a red rubber tubing coverings to the jaws. These should be removed
What is the function of a retractor?
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
Identify this retractor and its function
Abdominal retractor - Balfour
Prevents rotation
Self Retaining
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Thoracic retractor – Finchietto with a ratchet mechanism that can gradually retract ribs
Self retaining
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Gelpi retractor – most widely used and often placed in pairs at right angles.
Self retaining
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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
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Senn
Handheld
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Lagenback
Handheld
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Hohman
Handheld
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Malleable
Handheld
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Backhaus
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Cross over
