Common Surgical Instruments

Question 1

What is the most commonly used scalpel handle

Answer 1

Baird Parker no. 3

Question 2

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

Answer 2

10
11
15

Question 3

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

Answer 3

4
3

Question 4

How should a scalpel be held?

Answer 4

Pen hold grip
Power grip (for cutting tougher tissues)

Question 5

Identify these scissors

Answer 5

Mayo

Question 6

Identify these scissors

Answer 6

Curved (L) and Straight (R) Metzenbaum

Question 7

Identify these scissors

Answer 7

Suture Cutting

Question 8

Identify these scissors

Answer 8

Iris

Question 9

What is the use of mayo scissors?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

What is the use of metzenbaum scissors?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What is the use of iris scissors

Answer 11

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

Question 12

identify these needle holders

Answer 12

Olsen Hegar

Question 13

identify these needle holders

Answer 13

Mayo Hegar

Question 14

identify these needle holders

Answer 14

Gillie

Question 15

What does a gold handle represent in surgical instruments?

Answer 15

Tungsten carbide implants to improve durability

Question 16

Identify these forceps

Answer 16

Debakey Forceps

Question 17

Identify these forceps

Answer 17

Adson Rat-toothed forceps

Question 18

Identify these forceps

Answer 18

Rat-toothed forceps

Question 19

Identify these forceps

Answer 19

Dressing Forceps

Question 20

What is the use of rat toothed forceps?

Answer 20

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

Question 21

What is the use of dressing forceps?

Answer 21

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

Question 23

What is the use of Debakey forceps?

Answer 23

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

Question 24

What is the function of haemostatic forceps?

Answer 24

These are designed to occlude blood vessels and prevent haemorrhage

Question 25

Identify these haemostatic forceps

Answer 25

Halsted Mosquito

Question 26

Identify these haemostatic forceps

Answer 26

Halsted Mosquito

Question 27

Identify these haemostatic forceps

Answer 27

Spencer Wells

Question 28

Identify these haemostatic forceps

Answer 28

Carmalt

Question 29

Identify these tissue holding forceps

Answer 29

Allis

Question 30

Identify these tissue holding forceps

Answer 30

Babcock

Question 31

Identify these tissue holding forceps

Answer 31

Doyen atraumatic bowel clamps

Question 32

What are the types of tissue holding forceps?

Answer 32

Allis Babcock Doyen

Question 33

What is the function of Allis tissue holding forceps

Answer 33

relatively traumatic and should not be applied to the skin

Question 34

What is the function of babcock tissue holding forceps

Answer 34

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

Question 35

What is the function of doyen tissue holding forceps

Answer 35

use to manipulate bowel. These are atraumatic.

Question 36

What is the function of a retractor?

Answer 36

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

Question 37

Identify this retractor and its function

Answer 37

Abdominal retractor - Balfour Prevents rotation Self Retaining

Question 38

Identify this retractor and its function

Answer 38

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

Question 39

Identify this retractor and its function

Answer 39

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

Question 40

Identify this retractor and its function

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Identify this retractor

Answer 41

Senn Handheld

Question 42

Identify this retractor

Answer 42

Lagenback Handheld

Question 43

Identify this retractor

Answer 43

Hohman Handheld

Question 44

Identify this retractor

Answer 44

Malleable Handheld

Question 45

Identify these towel clamps

Answer 45

Backhaus

Question 46

Identify this towel clamps

Answer 46

Cross over