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Intro To Surgical Needles Flashcards

1
Q

Which of the following is not a type of steel used in the construction of surgical needles?

  • 300 Series Alloy
  • 400 Series Alloy
  • Carbon/Stainless Steel
  • Surgalloy
A

Carbon/Stainless Steel

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2
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List each of the following is a performance characteristic of a surgical needle.

  • Sharp enough to penetrate tissue with minimal resistance
  • Carry the suture material through tissue with minimal trauma
  • Rigid enough to resist bending
  • Flexible enough to bend before breaking
  • All of the above
A

All of the above

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3
Q

Surgical needles are composed of ……..and are coated with……

  • Various metals, oils
  • Stainless steel alloys, petroleum jelly
  • Stainless steel alloys, silicone
  • Aluminium, oils
A

Stainless steel alloys, silicone

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4
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Select answer that DOES NOT belong
Surgical needles must possess the following performance characteristics:
* The needle must carry the suture material through the tissue with minimal trauma
* The needle muse be sharp enough to penetrate tissue with minimal resistance
* The needle must break before bending
* The needle must be rigid enough to resist bending

A

The needle must break before bending

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5
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Identify with one that DOES NOT belong
The three parts of a surgical needle are:
* Point
* Body
* Swage
* Radius
A

Radius

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6
Q

Needles are prepared for attachment to suture material in what ways? Check all that apply

  • Hand lapped
  • Channeled
  • End drilled
  • Swaged
A

Channeled

End drilled

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7
Q

A suture with a needle Swaged to both ends is referred to as:

  • Looped
  • Single Armed
  • Double Armed
  • Free Tie
A

Double Armed

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8
Q

If a surgeon needed to suture tissue deep in the pelvis where access was difficult and there was not much room to work in they would most likely select which shape?

  • 3/8 Circle
  • Straight
  • 5/8 Circle
  • Compound Curve
A

5/8 Circle

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9
Q

What is the measurement of a surgical needle from the point along the entire body of the needle to the Swage?

  • Radius
  • Chord length
  • Needle length
  • Diameter
A

Needle length

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10
Q

If a surgeon encountered a heavily plaqued blood vessel and needed an additional degree of sharpness vs a taper needle but didn’t want to use a cutting needle, what needle point would be a good selection?

  • Blunt
  • Taper cutting
  • Side Cutting
  • 5/8 Circle
A

Taper Cutting

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11
Q

For suturing tough tissue such as skin or tendons, the most likely needle point choice would be:

  • Blunt
  • Taper
  • Cutting
  • Side Cutting
A

Cutting

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12
Q

If a surgeon needed to select a needle to sew a relatively soft, easy to penetrate type of tissue such as bowel, what needle point would he likely choose?

  • Cutting
  • Taper Cutting
  • Taper
  • Side Cutting
A

Taper

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13
Q

Removable needles from Covidien are referred to as:

  • D-Tach
  • Lase Move
  • Control Release
  • Pop-Off
A

D-Tach

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14
Q

The three components of a surgical needle are:

  • Diameter, chord length, needle length, radius
  • Suture attachment, type of point, chord length, needle length
  • Point, body, Swage
  • Curvature, suture attachment, diameter, chord length
A

Point, body, Swage

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15
Q

………. Is Covidien’s proprietary needle coating technology.

  • Stay sharp
  • Multi-Pass
  • NuCoat
  • Easy Pass
A

NuCoat

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16
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Another tern for the diameter of a needle is:

  • Body
  • Mil
  • Spectrum
  • Gauge
A

Gauge

17
Q

What are the two grades of steel alloy used to manufacture surgical needles?

A

420 and 455

18
Q

Taper point needles are often used on soft, easily penetrated tissue? True or False

A

True

19
Q

The design of spatula needles allows them to split rather than cut tissue? True or false?

A

True

20
Q

When a needle is attached to both ends of a suture what is it called?

A

Double armed suture

21
Q

The body of the needle is the portion that is grasped by the needle holder. True or false?

A

True

22
Q

A____________has two opposing cutting edges with a third cutting edge on the inside apex.

  • taper cutting needle
  • reverse cutting needle
  • premium reverse cutting needle
  • conventional cutting needle
A

Conventional cutting needle

23
Q

Chord length is:

  • the distance measured along the needle itself from point to point.
  • a partial circular measurement
  • the straight distance from the point of a curved needle to the swage.
  • the thickness of the needle wire
A

the straight distance from the point of a curved needle to the swage.

24
Q

Removable needles must be cut and removed from the suture, true or false

A

False

25
Q

A___________ needle is desirable in an intestinal anastomosis to prevent leakage, which can result in contamination of the abdominal cavity?

  • taper point
  • spatula
  • taper cutting
  • premium reverse cutting
A

Taper point

26
Q

What are the three components of a surgical needle?

A

Point, body, swage

27
Q

Needle length is:

A

The distance measured along the needle itself from point to end

28
Q

What type of needle has a taper body with a rounded point and no cutting edge?

A

Blunt point

29
Q

Another term for the diameter of a needle is a what?

A

Gauge

30
Q

The difference between a regular reverse cutting needle and a premium reverse cutting needle is:

  • manufacturing cost
  • the inspection process
  • honing
  • all of the above
A

All of the above

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