Surgical Instruments Flashcards
Gentler on skin, requires less pressure.
What is this?
Adson rat-toothed forceps
For delicate work on tissues.
“Atraumatic”
What is this?
Smooth, DeBakey Forceps
Identify the 10, 11, 15, and 20 scalpel blades.
What is each one used for?
From top to bottom:
- 20 (large blade for heavy work)
- 15 (general purpose, fine work)
- 11 (sharp point for puncturing, I + D)
- 10 (large blade for heavy work)
Small, sharp. What is this used for? What is it called?
Iris scissors.
Used for fine work.
Long handle, small cutting surface.
What is this used for?
What is it called?
Metzenbaums scissors.
Used for tissue dissection and fine cutting.
What is this called? What’s it used for?
Mayo scissors.
For cutting heavy tissues like fascia.
What are these?
suture scissors
What is this called?
How do you know?
This is a clamp, specifically a Crile hemostat.
You know it’s a clamp because all clamps have a ratchet lock to hold their place. The Crile clamp has serrations that go all the way.
Also called “mosquitos”
What is this called?
How do you know?
This is a Kelly clamp, you know because its serrations only go halfway (unlike the Crile hemostat, which has serrations that go all the way).
Also called “snaps”
What is this called and what’s it used for?
Allis forcep
For grasping soft tissue
What’s this called?
What’s it used for?
Babcock forcep
Used for securing vessels
What’s this called and what’s it used for?
Kocher clamp
Used for grasping bone, muscle, or fascia
What’s this called and what’s it used for?
Right angle clamp
For clamping tissue/vessels.
What is this?
Skin rake, type of retractor.
What are these called?
Which one is shorter?
Army-navy retractors.
Army is the shorter one.
Used for superficial incisions.
This is a retractor used for deeper tissue.
What’s it called?
Richardson retractor
Is this retractor used for superficial or deeper tissues?
What’s it called?
Superficial
Weitlaner retractor
Is this retractor used for superficial or deeper tissues?
What’s it called?
Superficial
Goulet retractor
Is this retractor used for superficial or deeper tissues?
What’s it called?
Deeper
Deaver retractor
What is this?
What’s it used for?
Deeper tissue retractor.
Ribbon retractor
What’s this?
Needle driver.
Has a short, broad tip to hold the needle securely as well as a locking mechanism.
What type of suction tip is this?
When would you use it?
Yankauer
General surgery
What kind of suction tip is this?
When would you use it?
Poole
Used for abdominal surgery
What type of suction tip is this?
When would you use it?
Frazier
Has vent control; would you use it when you want the option of continuous or intermittent suction
What’s this?
Ortho Scissors
What type of hemostat has longitudinal serrations?
Carmalt
What’s this? What’s it used for?
Jamshidi Needle
Used for bone aspiration and biopsy
