General Surgery Instruments Flashcards
Russian Forceps: Slightly heavy forcep: mostly used to close wounds grab dense tissue or remove gauze
Gelpi: Retractor: always the surgeon to act solo without someone holding a retractor: used for smaller surgical sites: has a locking mechanism that allows it to hold open itself
Long Knife Handle: used in “deep” surgeries, fits blades 10-15
Non-Perforating Towel Clamp: help secure drapes and tubings and towels: they are dull and blunt which is why they can’t puncture through a drape
Rochester: Hemostatic Clamp: Can clamp larger vessels
Kelly Forcep: is great for manipulating heavier tissues and larger blood vessels: can be curved or straight
Richardson-Eastman Retractors: great for retracting the abdominal wall: can be used in laparotomies, C-Sections and appendectomies: Richardsons will have smaller blades
Weitlaner Retractor: used a lot in Ortho and plastics: Can be used for superficial and deep surgical site exposure: It’s a self retractor
Gastro Stapler: it will provide a linear cut while at the same time suturing using a staple mechanism as you cut: Can be used often times when doing GI procedures
Electrocautery Device: Bovie: can be used for hemostasis and tissue dissection
Hasson S-Shaped Retractors: Can be used in Laparoscopies: used to place the hassan trocar
Rochester-Ochsner: Normally called Kochers: They are forceps/hemostats: Often used for bleeders hiding deep in tissues: their teeth allow for a good grip on vessels
Mayo-Hegar: aka Needle Driver: Great for handling medium to large sized needles
Murphy Rake Retractor: also known as a rake: good for small bone surgeries: allows for opening of surgical site: the handle makes for easy handling
Shnidt’s Tonsils: aka Shnidt: great for tonsillectomies and Vascular surgeries: can also be used to create passage for a drain
Kittner Sponges: Kittner aka Peanut: used in delicate surgeries for dissection: it is x-ray detectable
Bookwalter Retractor: Bookwalter: used for ex laps: has several different blade sizes and is great for the different patient anatomies we come across
Ray-Tec Sponges: aka Ray-Tecs: used in most surgical procedures: x-ray detectable: used as an absorbent pad
Laparotomy Sponges, aka Laps: used in most surgeries but especially abdominal and thoracic: is x-ray detectable: be sure to count these!
Emesis Basin: aka Kidney Basin: used in all services: can collect dressings, fluids, medical waster, debridement, or surgical samples
Parker Retractor: think P for Pediatrics: good or laparotomies
Bonney Forceps: used to close fascia in Laparotomy Procedures: used for heavy tissues: the grid handle helps give a firm grip for the surgeon
Babcock Forceps: Appendectomies, Laparotomies, and holding up delicate tissues in laser procedures: they are NON perforating forceps
Deaver Retractor: Used in Thoracic and Abdominal Procedures: used to remove the gallbladder and helps retract the liver. Deep tissue retractor
Allis Tissue Forceps: Used in breast, thyroid, and tonsils, can grasp dense tissues can even be used in vaginal cases, the teeth allow for less trauma
Army Navy Retractors: used in a variety of surgical procedures: used to expose skin layers, and retract SHALLOW surgical sites: can use either end
Balfour Retractor: for bowel resections, c-sections, and ex laps: blades come in various lengths and depths:
Brown-Adson Tissue Forceps: It is versatile and used in plastics a lot: used to grasp and manipulate delicate tissues and are very similar to Adsons
Volkmann Retractor: Small Bone and Joint Procedures: the teeth can be dull or sharp
Crile: also called a Schnidt or Snap: used as a clamp for Intracranial Procedures: and also used as suture tags in laparotomy cases: can help ligate and cauterize blood vessels as well
Zalkind Ribbon Retractor: Or a Malleable Retractor: come in different sizes: the size will depend on where you use it. Large ones are often used to help close the abdominal areas
Lahey Traction Forceps: Mastectomies and Thryoidectomies: So a lot of plastics and ENT
Tissue Forceps: Rat Tooth: versatile instrument used across all service lines: can help manipulate dressings and tissues
Adson Forceps: Can have teeth or not have teeth: used for more delicate tissues
Dressing Forceps: for general use during surgery to grasp anything and also use and change wound dressings: often used to remove necrotic tissue in wound debridement with rounded tips that help in patient comfort
Debakey Forceps: Commonly used in Vascular and General Surgery: its atraumatic
Perforating Towel Clamps: Backhaus: Can be used to secure drapes and towels and has sharp tips that penetrate skin
Surgical Blade: comes in different sizes used to cut things
Skin Stapler: simple tool that may help decrease wound closure time
Mayo Scissors (Straight): OR Suture Scissors: used for suture scissors and can be used for cutting through fascia and surface tissue dissection
Mayo Scissors (Curved) : OR May Scisssors): used to dissect deeper and denser tissues and remove bandages
Right Angle Clamp: can be used a lot in vascular and can be used to help grasp and pass suture ties
Mosquito: Hemostat: Good for small vessels: known for fine tips and small size
Yankauer Suction: Tonsil Tip: most commonly used suction: can be used for large volumes of fluids it does get easily clogged with blood
Sponge Forceps: Sponge Stickss (when it is loaded with swab pads or ray tecs)
Needle Holder: Used for small and medium sized sutures
Knife Handle: Scalpel (when loaded with a blade): can hold different surgical blades used to assist in making dissections, transections, and surgical incisions
Frazier Suction: often used for intracanial surgeries as well as nasal cavity
Metzenbaum Scissors: Metz: lighter version of the mayo scissors used for more delicate dissection
Singley Forceps: Tuttle: available in various lengths good for grasping tissues, sponges, and dressings
