Instruments, Suture, and Patterns

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Answer 1

Number 10 blade

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Answer 2

Number 11 scalpel blade

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Answer 3

Number 12 scalpel blade

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Answer 4

Number 15 scalpel blade

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Answer 5

Number 20 scalpel blade

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Answer 6

Lister bandage scissors

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Answer 7

Mayo scissors

Dissecting tough tissues

Question 8

Answer 8

Surgery suture scissors

For use with Mayo-Hegar needle drivers

Question 9

Answer 9

Suture removal scissors

Concavity prevents lifting the suture excessively

Question 10

Answer 10

Metzenbaum scissors

For fine tissue

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Answer 11

Olsen-Hegar needle drivers

Question 12

Answer 12

Mayo-Hegar needle drivers

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Answer 13

Allis tissue forceps

Slightly traumatic interdigiting teeth

Skin, Fascia, and Intestine

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Answer 14

Babcock Tissue Forceps

Smooth broad tips to be less traumatic

Delicate tissue: bladder and intestine

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Answer 15

Doyen Tissue Forceps

Non-crushing

Temporarily occuldes the bowel or intestine

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Answer 16

Adson Thumb Forceps

To grasp, stabalize, or expose tissue layers during surgery

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Adson-Brown Thumb Forceps

Designed for light careful tissue handling especially during suturing.

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Answer 18

Rat-Tooth Thumb Forceps

Hold skin or dense tissue without slipping

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Debakey Thumb Forceps

Atraumatic tissue forcep to avoid tissue damage during manipulation

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Answer 20

Poole suction tip

Designed to avoid clogging on fat particles (esp in the abdomen)

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Answer 21

Frazier suction tip

Ultra precise for surgeries

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Yankauer suction tip

To avoid damaging any surrounding tissues

Most common, especially for oral secretions

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Halsted Mosquito Hemostatic Forceps

Smallest, delicate

To clamp small blood vessels (collapses lumen)

Transversely grooved all the way down

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Answer 24

Kelly hemostatic forceps

transversely grooved half way down

Crushing, primarily to stop bleeding

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Carmalt hemostatic forceps

For cross clamping vessel-containing tissues

(ie. uterus)

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Answer 26

Crile hemostatic forceps

Crushing, for larger vessels

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Answer 27

Oschner hemostatic forceps

To clamp large tissue bundles or blood vessels

Interdigitary teeth at tip prevent slippage

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Periosteal Elevator (Orthopedic)

Removes periosteum and other soft tissue from the bone surface

Blade comes in a variety of sizes

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Bone Curette (Orthopedic)

To scrape the surface of relatively dense tissue (marrow, necrotic bone, cartilage, or abscess material)

Sharp edge, various sizes

Question 30

Answer 30

Osteotome (orthopedic)

To cut/shape bone or cartilage

Tapered on both sides to a cutting edge

Used with mallet (steel or plastic)

Question 31

Answer 31

Mallet (orthopedic)

Used to hit the osteotome to shape bone/cartilage

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Answer 32

Jacob’s Chuck and Key (orthopedic)

Chuck: end piece that connects to a handle and can be used to place pins in broken bones

Key: Tightens and untightens the chuck’s hold on the orthopedic pin

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Answer 33

Rongeur (orthopedic)

To cut and remove pieces of bone

Come in various types and sizes.

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Answer 35

Finochietto retractors

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Answer 36

Gelpi Retractors

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Weitlander Retractors

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Senn Retractors

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Army-Navy Retractors

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Answer 40

Ribbon retractor

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Answer 41

Balfour retractors

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Answer 42

Backhaus towel clamp

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Answer 43

Non-penetrating towel clamps

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Answer 44

Bard-Parker scalpel handel (#3 or #4)

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Answer 45

7 Scalpel Handle

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Answer 46

Snook ovariohysterectomy hook

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Answer 47

Bulb Syringe

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Answer 48

Simple interrupted pattern

Appositional

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Answer 49

Simple continous pattern

Appositional

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Answer 50

Cruciate pattern

Appositional

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Answer 51

Ford interlocking pattern

Appositional

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Answer 52

Vertical mattress pattern

Everting

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Answer 53

Horizontal mattress pattern

Everting

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Answer 54

Connell (within lumen) or Cushing (not within lumen) pattern

Inverting

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Answer 55

Lembert pattern

Inverting

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Answer 56

Intradermal pattern

Appositional

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Answer 57

Graefe Fixation Forceps

Opthalmic

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Answer 58

Barraquer Eye Speculum

Opthalmic instrument

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Answer 59

Castroviejo Needle Holders

Opthalmic Instrument

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Answer 60

Castroviejo Corneal Scissors

Opthalmic Instrument

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Answer 61

Bonaccolto Forceps

Opthalmic instrument

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Answer 62

Francis Chalazion Forceps

Opthalmic Instrument