General Surgery Pack Surgical Instruments

Question 1

1. What is it?
2. What is it used for?

Answer 1

1. Backhaus Towel Clamp
2. An atraumatic clamp used to secure drapes to the skin

Question 2

1. What is it?
2. What is it used for?

Answer 2

1. Adson Tissue Forceps 1x2 Teeth
2. A delicate tissue forceps.

Question 3

1. What is it?
2. What is it used for?

Answer 3

1. Light Handle
2. When sterilized, this light handle can be attached to the overhead surgery light by the surgeon for repositioning during a surgical procedure.

Question 4

1. What is it?
2. What is it used for?

Answer 4

1. DeBakey Tissue Forceps
2. This forceps has very fine atraumatic teeth. This instrument is commonly used in vascular surgery for handling vessels.

Question 5

1. What is it?
2. What is it used for?

Answer 5

1. Brown-Adson Tissue Forceps
2. A tissue forceps with multiple small 7x7 teeth. Relatively atraumatic.

Question 6

1. What is it?
2. What is it used for?

Answer 6

1. Kelly Hemostat
2. Transverse serrations but only near the tip, does not extend entire length of jaw as in the mosquito forceps. Larger forceps than the mosquito for larger vessels.

Question 7

1. What is it?
2. What is it used for?

Answer 7

1. Rat Tooth Ochsner Tissue Forceps
2. A heavy duty traumatic clamp used to grasp heavy fascia or tissue to be excised and discarded.

Question 8

1. What is it?
2. What is it used for?

Answer 8

1. Scalpel Handle
2. This a No. 3 Scalpel handle that will accommodate a # 10, #11, # 15, and # 12 scalpel blade.

Question 9

1. What is it?
2. What is it used for?

Answer 9

1. Senn Tissue Retractor
2. This retractor has a blade on one end and curved teeth, either blunt or sharp on the other end. It is considered a small retractor.

Question 10

1. What is it?
2. What is it used for?

Answer 10

1. Stainless Steel Bowl
2. Used for irrigation solutions and other liquids

Question 11

1. What is it?
2. What is it used for?

Answer 11

1. Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder
2. Basic needle holder that comes in various lengths depending on the application. Tungsten-carbide inserts are optional.

Question 12

1. What is it?
2. What is it used for?

Answer 12

1. Metzenbaum Scissors-Curved
2. A delicate scissors used for dissection and transection of thin and delicate tissues

Question 13

1. What is it?
2. What is it used for?

Answer 13

1. Mayo Scissors- curved
2. General purpose scissors used for cutting and dissection.

Question 14

1. What is it?
2. What is it used for?

Answer 14

1. Allis Tissue Forceps
2. A grasping tissue forceps with variable number of teeth, usually 5x6. Too traumatic for use on skin.

Question 15

1. What is it?
2. What is it used for?

Answer 15

1. Rochester Carmalt Forceps
2. A crushing forceps used for clamping vascular pedicles and sealing off intestinal lumens prior to excision.

Question 16

1. What is it?
2. What is it used for?

Answer 16

1. Mosquito Forceps
2. A small delicate forceps used to clamp small blood vessels.

Question 17

1. What is it?
2. What is it used for?

Answer 17

1. Spay Hook
2. This small retractor is used for retrieval of the uterine horns in an ovariohysterectomy procedure or for retraction of vessels, tendons, or other small diameter structures.