Surgical Instruments

Question 1

Adson Forceps with Teeth

Answer 1

Small thumb forceps consisting of two teeth on one tip and one tooth on the other used to grasp or hold delicate tissue. Frequently used for tissue approximating when suturing to lift skin edges

Question 2

Answer 2

Brown-Adson Forceps - with fine teeth at the tip to grasp delicate tissue

Question 3

Iris Forceps

Answer 3

fine-tipped forceps for handling the most delicate tissues

Question 4

DeBakey Tissue Forceps

Answer 4

AKA pickups

used for non-traumatic vascular surgery

Question 5

Allis Tissue Forceps/Clamp

Answer 5

used to hold or grasp heavy tissue

Question 6

Babcock Forceps

Answer 6

Used to hold or grasp delicate tissue, such as bowel

Question 7

Backhaus Towel Clamp

Answer 7

a sharp, penetrating pronged clamp that can lock in place towels

Question 8

Crile clamp/forceps

Answer 8

A clamp for temporary stoppage of blood flow, as in clamping a vessel or tissue

Question 9

Answer 9

Schnidt forceps/hemostats

(used to clamp deep blood vessels)

Question 10

Kelly clamp/Forceps

Answer 10

used to occlude small vessels or snap suture

Question 11

Answer 11

mosquito forceps/hemostat

small hemostat

Question 12

Answer 12

Kocher forceps

Used to grab