instruments Flashcards
surgical team
-surgeon
-athletic trainer
-students residents/fellows
-registration/scheduling
-scrub tech
-device representative
-imaging staff
-other (admin, custodial)
-nursing
-anesthesia
-PA
classification of the instruments
-cutting and dissecting
-grasping and holding
-clamping and occluding
-exposing and retracting
-suturing and stapling
-viewing
-suctioning
-dilating and probing
-measuring
-microinstruments
-powered instruments
barred parker handles
-come in a size 3, 4, or 7
-3 and 4 are MC
-7 is used for deep structures (longer handle)
-handle for scalpel blades
scalpel blades
-blades that start with 1 will fit a 3 or 7 handle
-blades that start with 2 will fit a 4 handle
MC blades (10, 15, 11)
-10- skin incisions
-15- shallow incisions
-11- puncture/drainage, tiny deep incisions -> central/arterial lines
straight scissors
-cutting sutures 99% of time
-drains
-dressings
bandage/dressing scissors
-cutting bandages
-cut clothes on trauma pts
curved mayo scissors
-cut deeper heavy tissue
-ex. rectus sheath, muscle, uterus, breast
-inserted closed initially and then opened when dissecting tissue
metzenbaum scissors
-cut tissue
-curved
-blunt end
-blunt dissection
-can be used deep
tenotomy scissors
-ophthalmic and neurosurgical use
-lateral canthotomy
iris scissors
-ophthalmic use
-can cut tarsal plate
ronguer
-cut bone
-shape bone
ostetome
-cuts bone
-like a chisel but its beveled on both sides
-reshapes
curette
-scoops out tissues
-curettage of bone
-ex. melanoma
freer elevator
-used when working on the periosteum
-removes periosteum in areas of fracture
rasp
-reshapes and reforms bones
-used for deformities caused by fractures
kocher forceps
-holding tissue to be removed
-has a single and double tooth
-will damage tissue -> used on tissue that will be removed -> ex. gallbladder
-comes in different lengths
allis forceps
-hold or grasp heavy tissue to be removed
-ex. fascia
-teeth are serrated
babcock forceps
-smooth edges for grasping
-less traumatic grasping
-grasp delicate structures
-ex. fallopian tube, ureter, vas deferens, ovaries, appendix, small bowel
sponge stick forceps
-cleaning the skin with swab dipped in antiseptic
-scrub nurse holds the gauze pads in here
-deep areas to enhance visualization
backhaus towel clip
-fixing drapes to the skin
-secure towels
-sharp
-can use on bones to hold together bc of sharp edges
adsons forceps
-grasps tissue
-gentle
-plastic surgeons
-does not damage tissue
tissue forceps (toothed)
-used subcuticularly so you dont damage the skin
-can damage tissue
-holding tissue during wound closure
ferris smith forcep
-use with fibrous tissue
-colon tissue
-toothed
-there is an area of the forcep with less serrations that cause less damage
debakey forceps
-atraumatic vascular forcep
-doesnt damage artery or vein
-coronary bypass
russians forceps
-atraumatic dissection
-wide clamp
-doesnt damage
anatomy of a clamp
-ratchet- keeps the clamp closed
-shank is the long shaft part
-box lock- intersection
-jaws- before the tip
-tip
-ring handles
-size varies
mosquito clamp
-used to tie of bleeding vessels
-you can cauterize through this clamp by touching it to a bovie
-ligature
-small
crile clamp
-for cauterization of ligation
-larger than mosquito
right angle clamp
-for vascular surgery
-pass ligatures around vessels
-tissue dissection by opening and closing (spread)
self retractor
-retract shallow incisions
harrington retractor
-retracting deep intra abdominal visceral organs during cholecystectomy, hysterectomy
-longer
morris retractor
-retracting strong structures like abdominal wall and muscles
senn retractor
-retracting superficial wound edges
-hand, plastic, foot surgery
langenbachs retractors
-providing better visualization of operative field and minimizing tissue handling
deavers retractor
-retracting deep wound edges during gastrectomy, cholecystectomy, kidney operations, etc.
-common
-if used superficially you dont need to stand there holding it