Surgical instruments Flashcards
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Gelpi’s or self-retaining retractors
- Perineal retraction or deep muscle retraction during neurological or orthopaedic surgery.
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Weitlaner retractors
- Used for soft tissue, orthopaedic or neurological procedures.
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Balfour retractors
- provides variable spread.
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Finochietto retractors
- Rib retractors
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Handheld army navy retractors
- Retract large muscle groups during neurological or orthopaedic procedures.
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Malleable retractors
- Useful during abdominal and thoracic surgery.
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Mathew-Senn retractor
- Retract skin and superficial muscles.
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Doyen intestinal forceps
- These forceps are used for gastric and intestinal surgery.
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Babcock forceps
- Less traumatic than allis tissue forceps.
- Designed for intestines but not recommended for this use.
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Allis tissue forceps
- extremely traumatic and should only be used on fascial planes or connective tissue.
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Mixter
- Dissect vessels or for blunt dissection in hard to reach areas.
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Satinsky clamps
- large blood vessel such as vena cava while allowing blood to flow in the non occluded area.
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Bull dog clamp
- Temporary occlude blood vessels during vascular surgery.
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Mosquito forceps
- Used for ligation of large vascular pedicles or stump ligation. Tip is used to grasp and crush bleeding vessels.
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Kelly forceps
- Larger and less delicate mosquito forceps. Occlusion of small to medium sized vessels.
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Crile forceps
- Occlusion of small to medium sized vessels.
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Mayo-hegar Needle holders
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Olsen-hegar Needle holders
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Mathieu Needle holders
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Castroviejo (Microvascular) needle hoders
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Adson forceps
- fine rat tooth tips that provide gentle grasp of tissues.
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Adson Brown forceps
Tip configuration is characterised by multiple, fine intermeshing teeth that provide a secure grasp of tissues and suture needles.
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Rat Tooth forceps
Larger interdigitating teeth enabling strong grasp of skin or dense tissue.
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DeBakey forceps
Delicate grasp of soft tissue forceps, provides a delicate grasp of soft tissue by minimising tissue damage.
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Russian forceps
- Strong holding grasp of tissues, the gripping surface is traumatic to tissues.
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Scalpel handle
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Mayo scissors
- Used for cutting connective tissues and fascia, can also be used for cutting sutures.
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Metzenbaum scissors
- used for cutting delicate tissues and blunt tissue dissection.
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Iris Scissors
- Reserved for cutting delicate tissues and are often used for ophthalamic procedures.
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Tenotomy scissors
- Used for cutting fine, delicate tissue especially ophthalmic surgery.
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Bandage (Lister) scissors
- Used for bandage removal
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Suture scissors
- Easily hook the suture for cutting.
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Rochester-carmalt haemostats
- ligation of vascular pedicles and stumps.
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Sponge forceps
- Grasp and manipulate sponges during final sterile preparation the surgical site.
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Ochsner and Kosher forceps
- may be used in orthopaedics, but too damaging to be used in veterinary soft tissue surgery.
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Backhaus towel clamps
- secure drapes to the patient skin.
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Lorna clamp
- secure equipment to drapes. Non-perforating clamps.
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Roeder towel clamp
- ball stops limit the depth of penetration of the tissues.
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Jones towel clamp
- delicate procedures, ophthalmic procedures.
What Scalpel hold is this?
Overhand fingertip grip
- better contact between the cutting edge and tissue. Advantageous for long incisions.
What scalpel hold is this?
Pencil grip
- allows maximal control over the cut, ideal for short incisions.
