Surgical Instruments

Question 1

what are some cutting instruments?

Answer 1

scalpels
scissors

Question 2

what is the name for scalpel handles?

Answer 2

bard-parker handles

Question 3

what are the grips for scalpel handling?

Answer 3

pencil grip
fingertip grip

Question 4

what are metzenbaum scissors useful for?

Answer 4

fine soft tissue dissection and cutting

Question 5

what are mayo scissors useful for?

Answer 5

heavy tissue dissection and cutting

Question 6

what are bandage scissors useful for?

Answer 6

cutting non-tissue

Question 7

what are the needle holder grips?

Answer 7

tripod grip
thenar grip

Question 8

what are the different forceps?

Answer 8

thumb forceps
hemostatic forceps
tissue forceps
clamps

Question 9

what are some forceps for general purpose?

Answer 9

brown-adson thumb forceps

Question 10

what are debakey thumb forceps useful for?

Answer 10

fragile tissues

Question 11

what are some hemostatic forceps?

Answer 11

halsted mosquito: small vessels
crile: large vessels

Question 12

what are rochester-carmalt forceps useful for?

Answer 12

stump or pedicle ligation

Question 13

are allis tissue forceps traumatic or atraumatic?

Answer 13

traumatic: fascia, tissues to be discarded

Question 14

how traumatic are babcock tissue forceps?

Answer 14

less traumatic

Question 15

are doyen intestinal forceps traumatic or atraumatic?

Answer 15

atraumatic

Question 16

what is unique about mixter forceps?

Answer 16

right angle jaws

Question 17

what tool is useful for atraumatic clamping of vessels: suturing without occluding flow?

Answer 17

satinsky forceps

Question 18

what are the types of retractors?

Answer 18

finger-held
hand-held
self-retaining

Question 19

what retractors are good for fine retraction?

Answer 19

senn retractors: finger-held

Question 20

what are the types of hand-held retractors?

Answer 20

army-navy
malleable or ribbon
retraction of large amount tissue

Question 21

what are balfours?

Answer 21

self-retaining retractors
for abdominal wall

Question 22

what are finochiettos?

Answer 22

self-retaining retractors
for chest wall, ribs

Question 23

what are gelpis?

Answer 23

self-retaining retractors

Question 24

what are weitlaners?

Answer 24

self-retaining retractors

Question 25

what are ovariohysterectomy (spay) hooks useful for?

Answer 25

blind retraction of uterine horns
also other things- nice blunt retraction

Question 26

what are some suction tips?

Answer 26

poole
yankauer
frazier

Question 27

what is a frazier suction tip useful for?

Answer 27

removal of small quantities of blood

Question 28

what suction tips are useful for large quantities of blood or fluid?

Answer 28

poole
yankauer

Question 29

what are rongeurs useful for?

Answer 29

controlled removal of bone: expose brain or spinal cord, exostosis

Question 30

what are periosteal elevators useful for?

Answer 30

remove periosteum or muscle from bone

Question 31

what are curettes for?

Answer 31

debride tissue or obtain samples: necrotic tissue, damaged cartilage, bone graft

Question 32

what tool is good for elevating a fracture from muscle or exposing a meniscus?

Answer 32

hohmann retractor

Question 33

what do michelle trephines do?

Answer 33

cut circular holes in bone

Question 34

what do kern bone-holding forceps do?

Answer 34

grasp long bone shaft

Question 35

what are the types of bone reduction forceps?

Answer 35

speed lock, grooves
ratchet, pointed

Question 36

what are bone reduction forceps useful for?

Answer 36

maintain fracture reduction during fixation

Question 37

what is gigli wire useful for?

Answer 37

transect large long bone
remove cast
sometimes better than power saws

Question 38

what is preferred over gigli wire by most surgeons?

Answer 38

power saws

Question 39

what are some bone cutting instruments?

Answer 39

osteotome
mallet

Question 40

what is an osteotome and mallet useful for?

Answer 40

controlled cutting of flat or small bones