Surgical Instruments Flashcards
CUTTING AND DISSECTING (Category)
Used to dissect, incise, separate, and excise tissues.
A blade with a curved belly. Rounded towards the tip. Used in cutting Dermis down to subcutaneous. Considered as second knife.
Number 10 Blade!!!
Used in making stab incisiontoinsert drains. Used as initial puncture for tiny deep incisions. (Think of Letter A)
Number 11 Blade!!!
Has a short rounded edge. Used in more precise and depth-controled short cutting. (Think Number 5)
Number 15 Blade!!!
Shape is similar with number 10, only larger. Use initially to cut skin. Considered as First knife.
Number 20 Bade!!!
A direct or alternating current is passed through a metal wire to generate heat that can be use in cutting.
- Used to cauterized
- Used ot stop bleeding
(Bagan ginsusunog it tissues or fat)
Cautery Pen or Electrosurgical Pen!!!
Name the anatomy or parts of a blade.
Tip
Spine
Sharp Edge
Key Slot
SCALPELS AND KNIVES (Category)
Long handles of scalpels and used for deep incisions such as open abdominal cases.
It holds surgical blade 10 to 15
Blade Holder 3
Holds surgical blade 20 to 25
Blade holder 4
SCISSORS (Category)
To cut or dissect tissues; Also used in cutting other materials
aka “Suture Scissors”
- Used to cut suture and supplies
Curved and Straight Mayo Scissors
What is the function of Metzenbaum Scissors?
Used to cut delicate tissues, available in curve and straight.
Wire Scissors
- Have short heaver blades
- Used to cut stainless steel sutures
- Used to cut bone fixation wires
This scissors are used to cut drains & dressings, open items like plastic packets, used to cut uterine layers. (Used in CS deliveries)
Bandage/Dressing Scissors
Ideal for detailed dissection of fine tissues. Commonly used in Ophthalmologic Procedures. (Think EYES 👁️👁️)
Iris Scissors
Anatomy of a Scissor
Cutting edge length
Blade length
Hinge
Shank
Ring Holders
GRASPING AND HOLDING (Category)
Used to grass tissue and hold it in place without injuring surrounding tissues and used to hold drapes or sponges.
Used to grasp heavy tissue, may be used as a clamp.
KOCHER/OCHSNER
Each jaw slightly curves inward. Has a row of teeth in the end. Holds intestinal tissue, and breast tissue.
ALLIS
Each jaw is rounded to fit around a structure or to grasp a tissue without injury. Used to grasp delicate tissues such as:
Intestine
Falopian Tube
Ovary
BABCOCK
- Used to grasp sponges.
- Used to remove placental fragments inside the uterus.
- Used as a hemostat or a clamping instrument.
OVUM
What is the function of towel clips?
- Used to hold towel and drapes
- Used to secure instrument’s wire
- Used to hold breast
Used to hold delicate tissue. Used to compress a bleeding vessel. Used to hold the tail of the suture.
MOSQUITO CLAMPS