OS - instruments Flashcards
what are the 9 goals of the MOS instrument kit?
- examine
- anaesthetise
- cut (incise)
- raise (reflect)
- retract
- remove (bone)
- remove (tooth)
- refurbish
- suture
what instrument is used to hold set of drapes, commonly used in theatre for head surgery?
Towel clips
what are your standard tweezers caled?
college tweezers
what is the name of the rubber item that props the mouth open? and what sizes does it come in?
McKessons Mouth Prop
yellow - small
orange - medium
blue - big
what instrument holds the scalpel?
Swan Marton scalpel blade handle
what instrument is used to reflect/ raise the flap after having incised it? it has a concave and convex surface
Molt no.9 periosteal elevator
what instrument can be used to elevate a flap which is similar to a no 9 but has smaller ends? what are each end of it used for?
Mitchell’s Trimmer
Concave end - elevate mucosa
Sharp angles end - stripping attachments from bone
what instrument is used to retract and reflect the periosteal flap? it is soft in nature on one side and the other is a curved sharp end. It is commonly used by ENT surgeons
Howarth’s Nasal Rasp/ Periosteal Elevator
what instrument is used to retract tissues whilst operating? it is held in the non dominant hand
Minnesota Retractor
what instrument is used to retract mucosa, protecting soft tissues from bur and hanpiece?
Bowdler-Henry Rake Retractor
what instruments are used to remove bone?
straight handpiece with long shank and round bur or fissure bur
what is used for cooling of handpiece?
irrigation tubing/ sodium chloride saline
list the types of elevators?
couplands 1,2,3
warwick james L+R
cryers L+R
What forceps will you find on the MOS tray?
narrow
root
what are used to either crush or grab arteries?
Spencer Wells
