Instrument Identification

Question 1

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Metzenbaum Scissors - For cutting and dissecting delicate tissues

Question 2

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Iris Scissors - For fine delicate work, usually opthalmic surgery.

Question 3

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Wire-cutting Scissors

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Littauer Scissors - Suture removal scissors

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Operating Scissors - Used for cutting suture and drape material

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Mayo Scissors - For cutting and dissecting dense tissue such as connective tissue

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Lister Bandage Scissors - Used to cut under the bandage without puncturing the patients skin

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Brown-Adson Tissue Forceps - Multiple fine intermeshing teeth on the edge of the tips

Question 9

Toothed Tips

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Adson Tissue Forceps - For handling dense tissue, such as in skin closures

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Brown-Adson Tissue Forceps - Multiple fine intermeshing teeth on the edge of the tips

Question 11

Serrations but no teeth

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Dressing Forceps - Used for handling dressing material. Can cause significant damage to viable tissues

Question 12

Singular tooth

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Rat Tooth Forceps - To grasp skin and dense tissue. Used when suturing.

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Allis Tissue Forceps - Intermeshing teeth that ensure a secure grip. Holds with maximum power, causing trauma.

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Babcock Tissue Forceps - Similar to the Allis but with no gripping teeth(no/minimal trauma​)

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Doyen Intestinal Forceps - Long and flexible​, curved or straight blades useful for holding bowel

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Forester Sponge Holding Forceps - To handle sterile dressings(gauze). Ability to reach far into body cavity​

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Backhaus Towel Clamps - To secure drapes to a patient’s skin by means of small puncture​

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Roeder Towel Forceps - Towel clamp variation. Metal balls prevent deep punctures and prevent drape from sliding. Used a lot in large animal.

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Lorna Clamps - Non-perforating serrated tips used to secure equipment such as suction lines and cautery cords to the drape

Question 20

Perforating

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Jones Towel Clamp - Keeps towels or drapes stationary during surgery

Question 21

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Halstead Mosquito Forceps - To clamp and control small capillary bleeders​.

Question 22

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Hartman Mosquito Forceps - To clamp or occlude small vessels. Sometimes referred to as a “mosquito”. Smallest hemostat that has a box lock​

Question 23

Grooves only on top half of the jaws​

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Kelly Forceps - ​To occlude small to medium-sized vessels.

Question 24

Grooves run along the whole length of the jaw

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Crile Forceps - To occlude small to medium-sized vessels

Question 25

First ¼ of jaws has grooves that run both lengthwise and crosswise (transverse)​

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Rochester Carmalt Forceps - To clamp large bundles of tissue that contain blood vessels. Tips used to grasp and crush tissue.

Question 26

Striations run horizontally down the entire blade

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Rochester Pean Forceps - To clamp blood vessels and control large bundles of tissue

Question 27

Rat Toothed Tip

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Rochester-Oshner Forceps - To clamp blood vessels or grasp tissue. Horizontal grooves provide good crushing action

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Mayo-Hegar Needle Holders - Used to drive suture needles through tissue and to assist in tying sutures

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Olsen-Hegar Needle Holders - To drive sutures through tissues and assist in tying sutures​. Surgeon can cut their own sutures with ease, speeding up the process.

Question 30

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Snook’s Ovariectomy Hook(Spay Hook) - To retrieve the uterine horns from within a small animal

Question 31

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Bard-Parker Scalpel Handle

Question 32

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Periodontal Probe - Measure the sulcus around the tooth in millimeters

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Dental Explorer - Explores the surface of the teeth examining for calculi, caries, enamel defects and furcations