Instruments

Question 1

Kelly Forcep aka Kelly Hemostatic Forceps

Answer 1

Control hemostasis

Can be straight or curved

Has horizontal serrations extends only 1/2 the length of jaw

Question 2

Crile Hemostatic Forcep

Answer 2

Control hemostasis

Serrations on entire Jaw

Question 3

Rochester-Carmalt

Answer 3

Clamp large vessels or large tissue masses

approx. 8” long

Jaw is 3^1/2” long

Long vertical serrations with checkered serrations at the tip

Question 4

Allis Tissue Forceps

Answer 4

Grasping skin such as Linea alba

Removing tissues from patient such as tumor & skin

Question 5

Ferguson Angiotribe

Answer 5

Used on any vessels that is no long viable to the body such as Uterine stump

Not a true hemostat

Question 6

Adson Dressing Forcep

Answer 6

Used to aid the placement of bandages or wound dressings

No teeth

Flat

Question 7

Adson Brown Thumb Tissue Forcep

Answer 7

Used in general surgery

In most surgical packs

Has 9 little teeths on tip

Question 8

Adson Brown with Teeth

Answer 8

Has “rat-teeth” on the tip

Question 9

Surgical Blades

Answer 9

10 - Most Common

Larger blades are for large animals

Question 10

Bard Parker Handle

Answer 10

units of measurement are used for photographic documentation

Question 11

Groove Director

Answer 11

Aids in making incisions in the linea alba

Provides a channel for the scalpel to follow to avoid accidental incision of the abdominal viscera

Question 12

Backhaus Towel Clamp

Answer 12

Used to secure drape on the patient

Penetrating

3^1/2 or 5^1/2 inch size

Question 13

Backhaus Roeder Towelclamp

Answer 13

Used to secure drape on the patient

Has balls on tips to prevent excessive penetration into tissue

Question 14

Jones Towel Clamp

Answer 14

Used to secure drape on the patient

Ideal for small or exotic patients

Smaller and lightweight than Backhaus style towel clamps

Question 15

Spay Hook

aka

Snook Hook

Answer 15

Locate and exteriorize uterine horns in an ovariohysterectomy

Question 16

Mayo Hegar

Answer 16

Common needle holder

Comes in different lengths

Question 17

Olsen Hegar

Answer 17

Needle holder with built in scissor at the jaw for cutting suture

Comes in different sizes

Question 18

Army Navy Retractor

Answer 18

Retract or deflect tissues away from surgical field

Handheld, Double-ended

Blades vary in sizes

Causes little trauma

Question 19

Senn Retractor

Answer 19

Retract or deflect tissues away from surgical field

Handheld, double ended

One end is narrow with blunt blade

Other end is toothed, traumatic end

(Teeth may be sharp or blunt)

Question 20

Gelpi Rectractor

Answer 20

Retract or deflect tissues away from surgical field

Self retraining

Fairly traumatic for soft tissue surgeries

More often in orthopedic and neurological procedures

Question 21

Weitlander Rectractor

Answer 21

Retract or deflect tissues away from surgical field

Self retaining with teeth (blunt or sharp)

Used generally in orthopedic procedures and also soft tissue surgery

Question 22

Iris Scissor

Answer 22

Question 23

Lister Bandage Scissors

Answer 23

Question 24

Metzenbaum Dissecting Scissor

Answer 24

For delicate dissection

Thin, delicate blades

Straight or curved

Question 25

Mayo Dressing Scissors

Answer 25

Used when cutting through large muscles masses, cartilages and other non-delicate tissues

Thick blades

Can be straight or curved

Question 26

Wire Cutting Scissors

Answer 26

Question 27