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Surgical Instruments Flashcards

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Anatomy of an articulating surgical insturment

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What are the different kinds of forceps

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Crushing Tissue

Non- Crushing Tissue

Hemostatic Foreceps

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Crushing Tissue Forceps

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Babcock tissue forceps

Allis tissue forceps

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Non crushing tissue forceps

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Doyen intestinal forceps

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Hemostatic forceps

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Rochester Carmalt forceps

Kelly hemostatic forceps

Halsted mosquito forceps

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Placement of tissue forceps

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  • Tissue should not be clamped in a non serrated part of the jaws
  • When using curved forceps, the tips should be pointing UP
  • They should not be used as a substitute for a tissue retractor
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What tool is this

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Allis Tissue Foreceps

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How do Allis Tissue forceps work

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  • Intermeshing teeth at the tip are used to grasp tissue
  • Grasps tissue at right angles of the tension application
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9
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Uses of Allis forceps

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Used on tisses that are going to be discarded (due to crushing effect)

NOT used on tissues going to histopath

Positioning of suction tubing and electrocautery wire on patient drape

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What tool is this?

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Babcock Tissue forceps

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Uses of babcock tissue forceps

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Smooth flat tips used to grasp tissue

Can crush but causes less trauma than Allis forceps

Used for helping grasp and retract robust soft tissues (stomach, bladder)

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What tool is this

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Straight Doyen Intestinal Tissue forcep

Thin slightly bowed jaws

Fine longitudinally oriented grooves

straight or curved

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Use of the Straight Doyen Intestinal Tissue Forceps

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Used for intestinal lumen occlusion

Enterotomies, resection and anastomosis

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What is the straight Rochester- Carmalt tissue forcep used for

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Designed for jaw clamping rather than tip clamping

Clamping pedicles/tissue

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What tool is this?

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Straight and Curved Kelly Hemostatic Forceps

transversely oriented serrations that do not extend the entire length of the jaw

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What are Kelly Hemostatic forceps used for

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Tip clamping of small to medium vessels

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What tool is this?

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Straight and Curved Halsted Mosquito Hemostatic Forceps

transversely oriented serrations that extend the entire length of the jaw

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What are Halsted Mosquito Hemostatic forceps used for

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Tip claming of small vessels

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20
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Types of thumb forceps

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Brown-Adson

Adson

DeBakey

Bishop- Harmon

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What tool is this?

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Brown Adson forceps

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What are Brown Adson forceps used for

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General tissue handling but serrated teeth can crush tissue

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What tool is this?

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Adson Tissue Forcep

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What is the Adson tissue forcep used for?

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Gripping tissues

Results in less crush injury that Brown-Adson

Poor grip on fat or other friable material

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What tool is this?

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DeBakey Tissue forceps

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Use of DeBakey Tissue Forceps

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Most frequently used thumb forceps in soft tissue surgery

Less traumatic than Brown- Adson

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What tool is this?

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Bishop- Harmon Forceps

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What are bishop harmon forceps used for

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To grasp tissue in opthamologic surgery

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Types of blade handles

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Bard- Parker #3

Beaver Blade Scalpel Handle

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30
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What blades can be used with a bard-parker #3 handle

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10

11

12

15

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31
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Which blades can be used with the beaver blade scalpel handle?

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64

67

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32
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What tool is this

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Bard- Parker #3

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33
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Which blade is the most widely use

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10

long flat blade used for making longer incisions

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Use of #11 blade?

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Sharp penetration of hollow organs for precision cutting

excision of cranial cruciate remnants or meniscal release

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35
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Use of #12 blade?

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Onychectomy in cats

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36
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Use of #15 blade

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Subcutaneous or fascial incisions

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37
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What tool is this?

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Beaver Blade Scalpel Handle

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38
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Uses for the Beaver blade scapel

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Incise the limbus for intraocular surgery

Incision of intra-articular structures

PENCIL GRIP

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39
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What is hte most common blade for the Beaver blade scalpel

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64

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40
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Types of surgical scissors

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Mayo

Metzenbaum

Stevens tenotomy

Spencer stitch

Vernon cartilage and wire scissors

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41
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What tool is this?

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Straight Mayo Dissecting Scissors

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42
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Uses of Straight Mayo Dissecting Scissors

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Incise dense tissue (fascia, linea alba, trimming skin)

Straight blade has a greater mechanical edge

Curved blade gives improved visualization of tissues and is more versatile

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43
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What is this tool?

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Straight Metzenbaum Scissor

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Uses for Metzenbaum Scissors

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Incise soft tissues (subcutaneous tissues, intestines, bladder)

45
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What is this tool?

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Stevens Tenotomy Scissors

46
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What is the Stevens Tenotomy Scissor used for

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Precision cutting, such as in opthalamic and urologic surgery

47
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What tool is this?

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Spencer Stitch Scissor

48
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Use of the Spencer Stich Scissor

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Used for post op suture removal

Not usually used in the OR

49
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What tool is this

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Vernon Cartilage and Wire Scissor

50
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What are Vernon Cartilage and Wire Scissors used for

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Used to incise thick, tough tissue and orthopedic wire

Can be used to cut suture intr-operatively

51
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Types of Needle holders

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Mayo- Hegar

Olsen- Hegar

Castroviejo

Derf

52
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What tool is this

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Mayo- Hegar Needle Holders

53
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What is a Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder used for

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Textured jaw provides intermediate needle holding security over smooth jaws or jaws with teeth

Limits twisting and rotation of the needle

54
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What tool is this

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Olsen-Hegar Needle Holder

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Use of Olsen Hegar Needle Holder

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Combined needle driver and scissor

56
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What tool is this?

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Derf Needle Holders

57
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What are derf needle holders used for

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Opthalamic needle drivers

Small size is useful for suturing smaller structures (eyelids, conjunctiva)

58
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What tool is this

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Castroviejo Needle holders

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What are Castroviejo needle holders used for

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Microsurgery needle driver

Used for opthalmic and vascular surgery

Spring loaded handle releases and grabs the needle with minimal rotation of hands

60
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Types of Self- Retaining Retractors

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Balfour

Finchietto

Gelpi

Weitlaner

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Types of Hand Held Retractors

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Army- Navy

Malleable

Hohman

Senn

Snook hook

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Balfour Retractor

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Balfour retractors are used for

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Blunt blades- retract abdominal walls laterally

Central “bladder blade” retracts the rib cage cranially to give access to the liver and diaphragm

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Finochietto Retractor

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Uses of Finochietto retractor

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Rib retractor

retraction of the chest wall during intercoastal thoracotomy and median sternotomy

Flat retractor blades are perpendicular to the instrument

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Gelpi Retractor

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Gelpi retractors are used for

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Retraction of soft tissues

Really good for muscle bellies during orthopedic or spinal surgery

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Weitlaner Retractors

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Weitlaner retractors are used for

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Retraction of soft tissue in a small, superficial incision

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Army- Navy Retractor

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Army Navy retractor use

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Hand held

Used for both soft tissue and orthopedic surgery

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Malleable Retractor

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Malleable retractors are used for

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Retracting viscera in abdominal and thoracic surgery

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Hohmann Retractor

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Hohmann retractors are used for

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Level muscle and soft tissues away from the surgical field and bone during orthopedic surgeries

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Senn Retractors

77
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Senn retractors are used for

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Soft tisse and orthopedic surgery for retraction of tissues in small working spaces

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Snook hook/ Spay hook

79
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Snook uses

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Blindly hook the uterine horn/ mesometrium during OHE

Can be used to retract thinner layers of superficial tissue

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Kern Bone Holding Forceps

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What are Kern Bone Holding Forceps used for

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Grip and manipulate bone during fracture reduction and repair

Jaws are serrated with grasping pints at the tips to promote a strong grip on the bone

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Speed Lock Bone Holding Forceps

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Speed Lock Bone holding forceps are used for

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Grip and manipulate bone during fracture reduction and repair

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Jacob Chuk

85
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Jacobs Chuk is used for

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Drive IM pins and K wires during orthopedic surgery

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Mallet

Used in orthopedic surgery to advance an osteotome for making precise osteotomies

87
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Chisel and Osteotome

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Difference between a Chisel and Osteotome

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Osteotome is beveled on both sides while a chiselis only beviled on one

Osteotomes are more commonly used

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Periosteal Elevator

90
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Periosteal Elevators are used to

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Reflect muscle and soft tissue from bone

91
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Freer Periosteal Elevator

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Lembert Rongeur

93
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Lempert Rongeur is used to

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Remove small fragments of bone, recontour bone or prepare bone for grafting

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Barraquer Eyelid Speculum

Holds eyelids open during enucleations and surgery of the cornea and third eyelid

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Jaegar Eyelid Plate

Protects the globe when making incisions into the eyelid

96
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Backhaus Towel Clamp

Penetrating clamp for quarter drapes

97
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Poole Suction Tip

Suctions fluid… duh

98
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Frazier Suction Tip

Fine tip for removalof small amounts of fluid

Orthopedic and neurologic surgery

Clogs with blood clots and small tissue remnants

99
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Wing Tipped Dental Elevator

100
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Use of Wing tipped Dental Elevator

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Sever the periodontal ligament by rotating the instrument around the tooth

wedge tipped elevators are used to weaken the periodontal ligament and luxate the tooth for extraction

101
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Curette

Used for subgingival cleansing, root planning and curettage

102
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Scaler

REmoves dental deposits from above gumline

103
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Extraction forceps

104
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Calculus removal

105
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Dental Explorer

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Periodontal probe

Used to measure pocket depths around a tooth

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