Identify name and their use Flashcards
What handle does this blade use? And what is this blade used for?
Handle #3
Very rare blade. Used on tonsils or kidneys
What handle does this blade use? And what is this blade used for?
Handle #3
Used for Vascular cases, opening a vein or artery.
What handle does this blade use? And what is this blade used for?
This is a blade #10 and it uses a handle #3
Blade 10 is used for general surgery and many others.
This is a common blade and produces a smaller incision.
What handle does this blade use? And what is this blade used for?
This is a blade #20 which uses Handle #4
Blade 20 is a large blade used for large skin incisions.
What handle does this blade use? And what is this blade used for?
This is a blade #15 and uses handle #3
Blade #15 is used in general surgery and many others.
This is a very common blade.
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Metzenbaum Scissors
Used for Superficial fine delicate tissues.
Also used for fine deep dissection.
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Mayo Scissors
Comes in short straight and long straight.
Short Straight > Used to cut sutures (peritoneum, fascia, subcutaneous tissue)
Long Straight > Cut sutures, but quite rare
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
These are short curved Mayo Scissors
Short Curved Mayo Scissors are used for Heavy tough tissue dissection.
Long Curved Mayo Scissors are generally used for Gynae
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
*Medium sized
This is a Hemostat/ Snap/ Crile and it is part of the Clamping/Occluding family.
It comes in a Straight or Curved (5 1/2 or 6”).
Used to create hemostasis in tiny peripheral vessels
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
*Smaller of the 3
This is the mosquito and it is part of the Clamping/Occluding Family
Comes in Straight or Curved (4”)
Used to create hemostasis in tiny superficial vessels
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Largest of the 3
This is a Kelly and it is part of the Clamping/ Occluding family
It comes in Curved, Short or Long
Used to create hemostasis and firmly hold surrounding tissue
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
This is the Adson Forcep, part of the Grasping/Holding Family
It comes in two forms, Adson (tissue) and Adson (Plain)
Adson Tissue has a single tooth and it used to pick up, hold and apply tension to delicate superficial tissue
Adson Plain is smooth with no teeth and it is used to pick up tissue (Non-piercing)
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
This is the Thumb Forcep which is part of the Grasping/ Holding family
This instrument can be short or long and has NO TEETH
Used to pick up and apply tension to superficial or deep tissue
The Thumb Forceps is smooth and non-perforating
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
This is the Cautery Forcep part of the Grasping/Holding family.
AKA Debakey’s or Cooley’s
This is instrument is a fine thin forcep with NO TEETH. The Cautery also has a slight platform at the end.
The Cautery is used for holding blood vessels that the surgeon wants to cauterize
The current flows down the instrument and coagulates the blood vessel caught between the tips of the forcep
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
This is a Tissue Forcep, part of the Grasping/Holding Family
Can be short or long and is toothed
Used to pick up, hold and apply tension to fatty or loose connective tissue.
Also comes in fine tip which is used to hold small amounts of slippery tissue
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Mayo/ Russian Forcep - Grasping and Holding Family
The tip is serrated and round.
Used to pick up and apply tention to tubular tissues (abdomen)
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Sponge Stick - Grasping/Holding Family
It has an Oval serrated “hollow’ open tip
Used to hold sponges for prep
Used to hold small sponges for deep blunt dissection
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Towel Clip (Perforating) - Grasping/ Holding Family
Used for linen drapes
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Towel Clip - Non-perforating - Grasping/ Holding Family
Also called atraumatic
Used to hold towels, drapes, suction cautery cords in place
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Allis - Grasping/Holding
Serrated thin edge
Used to pick up and apply tension to tissue
The Allis is not destructive to tissue
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Babcock - Grasping/ Holding
Used to pick up and apply tension to delicate tissue (Bowel, fallopian tubes, etc.)
Used on tissue you dont want to damage
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Kocher (Oschner) - Grasping/ Holding
Tip has very strong teeth
Used to create hemostasis and firmly hold surrounding tissue
The Kocher should only be used on tissue to be excised.
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Lower (Louer) - Grasping/ Holding
Used to create hemostasis in deep tissue
Used on fine delicate vessels
Also used in gallbladder surgery
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Needle Holder
Comes in different sizes
They are used to hold fine curved needles while suturing
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Hemoclip Applicator
Used to apply hemostatic clips in deep cavaties
The surgeon applies the clips around blood vessels to stop the bleeding
Hemoclips are used in pairs - one for each end of the blood vessel
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Balfour Retractor - Self-retaining
Used to retract skin through peritoneum inclusively.
Blade to retract bladder
All parts are counted
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Deaver Retractor
Used to retract skin to peritoneum exposing organs and tissues
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Harrington Retractor
Used to retract skin to peritoneum and give exposure to organs
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Richardson Jackson’s Retractor
AKA - Right Angles
Used to retract various layers
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Parker Retractor
Used to retract skin and superficial layers on abdomen
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Langenbeck Retractor
Used to retract superficial layers
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Self-Retainin Rake
Ued to hold tissue apart by itself
Screws are part of the count*
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Hand-Held Rake Retractor
Used universally to retract
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Miller-Senn AKA Senns or Cat’s paws
Used to retract skin and superficial layers in pediatrics or plastic surgeries
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Lahey Thyroid Forceps
Often used as a grasping instrument on breast biopsies, etc.
This is a true thyroid instrument but it gets used in general breast surgery quite often
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Poole Suction Tip
To suction in abdominal cavity (round/irrigation suction)
Inner suction cannula for accuracy and precise point suction
*All parts are counted
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Yankaur Suction
To suction oral cavity and surgical incisions
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Frazier Suction
Fine suction ENT ears?
Larger Suction fine vascular?
What is this instrument and what is it used for?
Skin Hook Retractor
Can be used to retract skin in eyelid or toe surgery
