needle holders and scissors Flashcards
To reach deep into an animal’s body to retrieve a foreign object.
Mayo hegar needle holder
To drive suture needles through tissue that requires suturing and to assist in tying sutures.
Olson-Hegar needle holder-scissors combination
To blunt-dissect or cut soft tissues.
Metzenbaum
To perform blunt dissection and to cut through bulky connective tissues.
Mayo scissors
To cut suture material or other inanimate materials.
Operating scissors - Blunt-blunt , sharp blunt , sharp - sharp
To cut stainless steel wire, which is commonly used in orthopedic surgery.
Wire scissors
To remove sutures from an incision line or wound closure in small animals.
straight spencer delicate stitch scissors
To remove sutures from an incision line or wound closure in large animals.
straight littaur stitch scissors
To remove bandages and other dressings.
Lister bandage scissors
To remove bandages and other dressings.
Knowles bandage scissors
To remove bandages and other dressings.
Economy/utility bandage scissors