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Surgical Instruments Flashcards

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olsen hegar needle drivers

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olsen hegar needle drivers

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general purpose
has scissors
serated inserts – max control and precision

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mayo hegar needle drivers

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mayo hegar needle drivers

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general purpose
no scissors
serated insert – max control and precision

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derf needle holders

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derf needle holders

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general purpose – delicate and small
holds small needles – 5-0 and 6-0
ophthalmic and dental procedures

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scalpel handle number 3
bard-parker number 3

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scalpel handle number 3

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most common
some have rulers on handles
holds blades 10, 11, 12, 15
small animals

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scalpel handle number 4
bard-parker number 4

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scalpel handle number 4

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holds blades 20-29
commonly used in large animal

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thumb tissue forceps

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accurate tissue handling
stabilize tissues
expose tissue layers

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debakey thumb tissue forceps

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debakey thumb tissue forceps

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least traumatic
striated longitudinally
delicate grasp of soft tissues
good for hollow organs
thoracic and vascular procedures

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adson thumb tissue forceps

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adson thumb tissue forceps

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most traumatic
fine, rat tooth tip
manipulate soft tissues (fascia, skin) during suturing
stabilize and retract less delicate tissues

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adson brown thumb tissue forceps

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adson brown thumb tissue forceps

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multiple fine intermeshing teeth (rather than rat tooth)
general tissue and needle handling

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lister bandage scissors

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lister bandage scissors

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angled blade
blunt tip on bottom blade
reduce tissue injury when removing bandage material
cuts through bandage and bandage material

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mayo scissors

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mayo scissors

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heavy scissors, thick blade
straight or curved, various lengths
cuts more dense tissues
fascia, muscle, suture, drapes

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metzenbaum scissors

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metzenbaum scissors

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dissecting soft tissues, cutting delicate tissue
sharp and blunt dissection of more delicate tissues
fine tissues, intestinal fat, bladder
lighter scissor
do not use to cut suture – dulls them, useless for dissection

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iris scissors

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iris scissors

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small, fine, straight or curved
cutting delicate tissue
ophthalmic procedures

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suture scissors

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suture scissors

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short, sturdy
notch in one blade to hook suture
prevents excessive lifting of tissue when cutting
used to cut suture
do not use to cut tissue

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wire cutting scissors

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wire cutting scissors

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cut orthopedic wire
angled jaws
serrated lower jaws

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spay hook
snook hook

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spay hook (snook hook)

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long, flat, thin handle
blindly hook uterine horn or mesometrium
allows small spay incision

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covault spay hook

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covault spay hook

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raise uterus to surface
thinner compared to spay hook (snook hook)
ball at the end

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towel clamps

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hold drapes
secure suction lines, electrocautery cables, power equipment
considered contaminated once they penetrate drape

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backhaus towle clamp

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backhaus towel clamp

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most common
clamp drape around surgery site
sharp points, curved shape, locking ratchet

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lorna towel clamp
edna towel clamp

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lorna (edna) towel clamp

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non penetrating
secure equipment due to non perforating
minimize risk of contamination of surgical field

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hemostatic forceps

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crushing instruments
temporarily clamp and occlude bleeding vessels
grasp and secure tissues and superficial fascia
exposing, exploring, visualizing deeper areas
straight or curved, subject to wear and tear

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rochester carmalt hemostatic forceps

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rochester carmalt hemostatic forceps

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clamp large blood vessels and large tissues
longitudinal grooves run entire length
cross striations at the tip
clamp ovarian pedicle/stump

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kelly hemostatic forceps

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kelly hemostatic forceps

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clamp small to medium blood vessels
transverse serrations covering half the length
serrations on distal half of jaw
larger than mosquitoes, smaller than carmalts

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halsted mosquito hemostatic forceps

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halsted mosquito hemostatic forceps

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clamp small blood vessels
transverse serrations covering entire length of jaw
fine point at end – grasp and crush bleeding vessels
smaller than carmalts and kellys

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crile hemostatic forceps

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crile hemostatic forceps

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clamp small to medium blood vessels
similar size to kelly
larger and less delicate than halsted mosquitoes
transverse serrations covering entire jaw

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allis tissue forceps

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allis tissue forceps

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crushing, very traumatic
only use on tissues being removed from body
interlocking teeth on gripping surface
holding dense/heavy tissue
not recommended for frequent use
positioning suction tubing and electrocautery wire on patient

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babcock tissue forceps

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babcock tissue forceps

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smooth flat tips
still crushes, but less traumatic
grasp and retract soft tissues
stomach, bladder

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doyen intestinal forceps

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doyen intestinal forceps

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non crushing
temporarily occlude intestinal lumen
enterotomies, resection, anastomosis
can be curved or straight

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army navy retractor

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army navy retractor

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double ended blunt retractor
fenestrated handle
hand held – requires assistant
blades differ in length
soft tissue and orthopedic surgeries

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weitlaner retractor

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weitlaner retractor

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“W” fingers
self retaining – no assistant needed
orthopedic procedures to retract soft tissue in small/superficial incision

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gelpi retractor

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gelpi retractor

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self retaining – no assistant needed
retracts soft tissues
retraction of muscle bellies during orthopedic and spinal surgeries
traumatic

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senn retractor

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senn retractor

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double ended retractor
blunt or sharp fork on one end
blunt right angled blade on other end
hand held – requires assistant
used on skin and soft tissues in small areas

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balfour abdominal retractor

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balfour abdominal retractor

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self retaining – no assistant needed
retract abdominal wall laterally
must be used with caution to protect underlying tissue

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barraquer eyelid speculum

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barraquer eyelid speclum

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wire, self retaining instrument – no assistant needed
holds eyelid open during ophthalmic surgery
corneal surgery

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poole suction tip

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poole suction tip

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suction large amounts of fluid from body cavity
blunt tip – prevents trauma to organs
attaches to suction hose
fenestrations
inner canula unscrews – can be used as a modified fraizer suction tip

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fraizer suction tip

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fraizer suction tip

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fine tipped suction tip
small amounts of fluid
easily clogged with blood clots, small tissue remnants

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dental elevator

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dental elevator

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wedge between root and alveolar bone
weaken or break periodontal ligament, facilitates tooth extraction
common to use different elevators for a single tooth

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curette

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subgingival cleaning of dentin and enamel
double ended instument

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scaler

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sharp tips in working end
triangular in cross section
removes dental deposits above gumline only
sharp tip is traumatic to delicate tissues
variety of tips and angles

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most commonly used scaler

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extraction forceps

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extraction forceps

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heavy instrument
remove tooth
various sizes and tips

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calculus removal forceps

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calculus removal forceps

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removes large pieces of calculus prior to scaling
uneven tip

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periodontal probe

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periodontal probe

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measures pocket depths around tooth
measures health of periodontium
blunt tipped

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dental explorer

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dental explorer

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helps explore enamel and dentin defects
sharp tipped

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stainless steel bowl

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stainless steel bowl

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used for saline

Surgery Exam 2 (6 decks)

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