Surgical Instruments

Question 1

Backhaus towel clamp

Answer 1

Used to attach drapes to skin, secure suction tubes/cautery

Question 2

Scalpel blades 10/20

Answer 2

Most commonly used
Rounded tip

Question 3

Scalpel blade 11

Answer 3

Angled tip

Question 4

Scalpel blade 12

Answer 4

Used to remove sutures if no suture scissors
Curved tip

Question 5

Mayo scissors (straight)

Answer 5

Used to cut tissues near body surface

Question 6

Mayo scissors (curved)

Answer 6

Used to cut inside a cavity (ex. intestine) and see where it’s going

Question 7

Metzenbaum scissors (straight)

Answer 7

Used for sharp/blunt dissections
More delicate than Mayo (shaft also smaller)

Question 8

Metzenbaum scissors (curved)

Answer 8

Used for sharp/blunt dissections
More delicate than Mayo (shaft also smaller)

Question 9

Suture scissors

Answer 9

Used to cut sutures (hook)

Question 10

Bandage scissors

Answer 10

Used to cut bandages (blunt top on bottom blade to prevent skin injury)

Question 11

Rat tooth forceps

Answer 11

Used to manipulate tough tissue (skin, fascia)
Large teeth not appropriate for delicate tissue

Question 12

Adson forceps

Answer 12

Used for small animals to manipulate tough tissue
2 x 1 teeth

Question 13

Adson-Brown forceps

Answer 13

Used for gripping needles for suturing
Multiple columns of teeth

Question 14

DeBakey forceps

Answer 14

For holding organs, delicate tissue, blood vessels
ATRAUMATIC

Question 15

Smooth thumb forceps

Answer 15

Used to move dressings, remove sutures and grasp swabs
Not used on skin

Question 16

Halstead mosquito hemostatic forceps (straight)

Answer 16

Used on small vessels, point bleeders
Transverse (horizontal) grooves on entire surface

Question 17

Halstead mosquito hemostatic forceps (curved)

Answer 17

Used on small vessels, point bleeders
Transverse (horizontal) grooves on entire surface

Question 18

Kelly hemostatic forceps

Answer 18

Used on moderate sized vessels
Transverse (horizontal) grooves on distal surface

Question 19

Crile hemostatic forceps

Answer 19

Used on moderate sized vessels
Transverse (horizontal) grooves along entire surface

Question 20

Rochester-Carmalt hemostatic forceps

Answer 20

Used for tying ligatures on stumps/pedicles (spays)
Longitudinal (vertical) grooves along entire surface

Question 21

Mayo-Hegar needle holders

Question 22

Olsen Hagar needle holders

Question 23

Matthieu needle holders

Question 24

Gillies needle holder

Question 25

Allis tissue forceps

Answer 25

Used to grasp and retract tissue being removed or tough fascial planes
Do NOT use on skin or viscera
VERY TRAUMATIC

Question 26

Gelpi retractor

Answer 26

Used to retract muscle, fascia
Self retaining; Minimal tissue contact and trauma

Question 27

Weitlaner retractor

Answer 27

Used to clutch edges of narrow incision
Versatile due to multiple blunt or sharp tips on end

Question 28

Gosset retractor

Answer 28

For abdominal surgeries

Question 29

Balfour retractor

Answer 29

For abdominal surgeries
Has centre cuff

Question 30

Yankaur suction tip

Answer 30

One suction pipe

Question 31

Poole suction tip

Answer 31

Suction tip and fenestrated casing (preventing mesentery from being sucked from abdomen)

Question 32

Frazier-Ferguson suction tip

Answer 32

Fine suction tip used in orthopedic surgery since much smaller and delicate

Question 33

Senn retractor

Answer 33

Hand held retractor during orthopedic surgeries

Question 34

Lagenback retractor

Answer 34

Hand held retractor during orthopedic surgeries

Question 35

Army and navy retractor

Answer 35

Hand held retractor during orthopedic surgeries

Question 36

Ribbon retractor

Answer 36

Hand held retractor during orthopedic surgeries