Surgical Instruments (Spay Pack) Flashcards
Backhus Towel Clamp (1)
Have no balls, cannot regulate the depth of skin penetration. Used to clamp drapes or towels TO the patient.
Rat Tooth Forceps (2)
Interconnecting teeth. Hold dense, fibrous tissue.
Halstead Mosquito Hemostatic Forceps (3)
Always the smallest pair. Used for small vessels.
Mayo Scissors (4)
Used in general operating procedures. Dissecting scissors that are very sturdy. Can be used to cut suture material and paper drapes. -Curved or straight. -“blunt-blunt”, “sharp-blunt”, or “sharp-sharp”. -Length is 5 1/2”-9”.
Olsen-Hegar Needle Holders (5)
Needle holder with scissors. Used to hold a suture needle and cut thread. Normally used with interrupted or individual sutures.
Metzenbaum Scissors (6)
Used to cut deep, delicate tissue only. Never used to cut anything else. -Curved or straight.
Allis Tissue Forceps (7)
Grasping with a lock. Used to hold fibrous tissue securely.
Snook Ovariectomy Hook, Spay Hook (8)
Used to retrieve uterine horns in spay.
Rochester-Carmalt Forceps (9)
LARGEST! Heavy, curved or straight. Used to clamp, crush ovarian and uterine pedicles. Spay.
Scalpel Handle (10)
No 3 blade for small animal, No 4 blade for large.
Brown-Adson (Adson-Brown) Forceps (11)
Small serrations cause minimal trauma. Look like tweezers.
Lister Bandage Scissors (12)
Cutting bandage material or tape.
Straight Littauer Suture Scissors (13)
Remove sutures ONLY.
Reversed Card
Have no balls, cannot regulate the depth of skin penetration. Used to clamp drapes or towels TO the patient.
Backhus Towel Clamp (1)
Reversed Card
Interconnecting teeth. Hold dense, fibrous tissue.
Rat Tooth Forceps (2)
Reversed Card
Always the smallest pair. Used for small vessels.
Halstead Mosquito Hemostatic Forceps (3)
Reversed Card
Used in general operating procedures. Dissecting scissors that are very sturdy. Can be used to cut suture material and paper drapes. -Curved or straight. -“blunt-blunt”, “sharp-blunt”, or “sharp-sharp”. -Length is 5 1/2”-9”.
Mayo Scissors (4)
Reversed Card
Needle holder with scissors. Used to hold a suture needle and cut thread. Normally used with interrupted or individual sutures.
Olsen-Hegar Needle Holders (5)
Reversed Card
Used to cut deep, delicate tissue only. Never used to cut anything else. -Curved or straight.
Metzenbaum Scissors (6)
Reversed Card
Grasping with a lock. Used to hold fibrous tissue securely.
Allis Tissue Forceps (7)
Reversed Card
Used to retrieve uterine horns in spay.
Snook Ovariectomy Hook, Spay Hook (8)
Reversed Card
LARGEST! Heavy, curved or straight. Used to clamp, crush ovarian and uterine pedicles. Spay.
Rochester-Carmalt Forceps (9)
Reversed Card
No 3 blade for small animal, No 4 blade for large.
Scalpel Handle (10)
Reversed Card
Small serrations cause minimal trauma. Look like tweezers.
Brown-Adson (Adson-Brown) Forceps (11)
Reversed Card
Cutting bandage material or tape.
Lister Bandage Scissors (12)
Reversed Card
Remove sutures ONLY.
Straight Littauer Suture Scissors (13)