Instruments Flashcards
1
Q
what are two types of stainless steel?
A
- martensitic (higher carbon)
- austenitic (lower carbon)
2
Q
what are four instrument metals?
A
- Stainless steel
- titanium
- chromium-plated steel
- tungsten carbide inserts
3
Q
what are three instrument finishes?
A
- mirror (highly polished)
- satin (avoid glare)
- ebony (eliminates glare)
4
Q
what are the eight types of retractors?
A
- balfour
- gosset
- finochietto
- gelpis
- langenbeck
- hohmann
- travers
- wests
5
Q
what are four types of artery forceps?
A
- halsted mosquito
- spencer wells
- kocher
- crile
6
Q
what are four types of scissors?
A
- mayo
- metzenbaum
- carless
- paynes
7
Q
what are two types of tissue forceps?
A
- allis
- babcocks
8
Q
what are four types of needle holders?
A
- gillies
- mcphail
- olsen hager
- mayo hager
9
Q
what is a type of bowel clamps?
A
doyen
10
Q
what are three types of thumb forceps?
A
- adson
- adson brown
- debakey
11
Q
what are two types of towel clamps?
A
- cross action
- backhaus
12
Q
what are external fractures useful for?
A
- open/infected fractures
- very complicated fractures
- skull/jaw fractures
- long bone fractures in young animals
13
Q
what are some types of orthopaedic pins/wires?
A
- intramedullary
- steinman
- rush
- kirschner wire (trocar and bayonet)
- arthrodesis wire (trocar)
- orthopaedic wire
14
Q
what are some types of orthopaedic implants?
A
- venables plate
- sherman plate
- dynamic compression plate (bevelled holes)
15
Q
what are some types of orthopaedic screws?
A
- sherman screws (self-tapping)
- ASIF cancellous screw (non-self tapping)
- cortical screws (aggressive pitch)
- locking screws
