Instruments Flashcards
1
Q
Stainless steel
A
Material of choice for surgical instruments.
High corrosion resistance & strong
2
Q
Tungsten Carbide
A
Inserts added to stainless steel instruments.
Increase strength and reduces wear.
Identified by gold handles
3
Q
Chromium plated carbon steel
A
Cheaper to buy.
Rusts easily, blunts and pits quickly.
4
Q
15 blade
A
Scalpel blade most commonly used in small animal surgery
5
Q
3 handle
A
Scalpel handle most commonly used in small animal surgery.
6
Q
10 blade
A
Large scalpel blade
7
Q
11
A
Pointed tri scalpel blade
8
Q
12
A
Hooked scalpel blade
9
Q
Dissecting tissue forceps
A
- Plain (delicate)
- Rat Toothed (dense)
- Adson (delicate)
- Brown Adson (dense)
10
Q
Scissors
A
- Mayo (C/S)
- Metzenbaum (C/S)
11
Q
Haemostatic/artery forceps
A
- Halstead Mosquito (C/S)
- Criles (C/S)
- Kelly’s (C/S)
- Rochester Pean (C/S)
- Rochester Carmalts (C/S)
12
Q
Tissue Forceps
A
- Babcock’s (small intestine)
- Allis (connective tissue & tendons)
13
Q
Towel Clamps
A
- Mayo/backhaus (ratchet)
- Jones/Grey (spring)
14
Q
Needle-holders
A
- Gillies (scissors)
- Mayo-Hegar (ratchet)
- Olsen-Hegar (ratchet & scissors)
