Surgical Instruments[Updated] Flashcards
Used to Retract shallow or superficial incisions
ARMY NAVY RETRACTOR
Used tp retract deep abdominal or chest incions
Available in various widths
DEAVER RETRACTOR
Used to retract abdominal or chest incisions
RICHARDSON APPENDECTOMY
Used to retract deep abdominal or chest incisions
RICHARDSON RETRACTOR
Used to retract shallow or superficial incisions
GOULET
Used to retract deep wounds
may be bent into various shapes
protects vicera when suturing the skin
MALLEABLE RETRACTOR
-Ribbon Retractor
Used to retract shallow or superficial incisions
Used when the surgeon has no assist
-Self Retaining, Jaws have rake
WEITLANER RETRACTOR
Used to retract shallow or superficial incisions
Has pointed tips, Self Retaining
GELPI RETRACTOR
Used to retract wound edges during deep abdominal procedures
-Self Retaining
BALFOUR WITH BLADDER BLADE
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BALFOUR
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BLADDER BLADE
- Deep Delicate
- Used to cut skin, excision biopsy, small minor procedure in removing tissue or masses
7 HANDLE WITH 15 BLADE (DEEP KNIFE)
Used to Cut superficial Tissue
3 HANDLE WITH 10 BLADE (INSIDE KNIFE)
Used to cut skin
4 HANDLE WITH 20 BLADE (SKIN KNIFE)
Blade used to cut abdomen midline incision
Blade 10 and 20
Used to cut sutures and supplies
-Suture Scissors
MAYO STRAIGHT
Used to cut heavy tissue (Fascia, Muscle, Uterus, Breast)
Available in Regular and Long Sizes
-Shorter Hnadle to blade ratio
MAYO CURVED
Used to Cut delicate tissue. Available in Regular and Long Sizes
-Longer Handle to Blade Ratio
METZENBAUM SCISSORS STRAIGHT
Used to Cut delicate tissue. Available in Regular and Long Sizes
-Longer Handle to Blade Ratio
METZENBAUM SCISSORS CURVED
What hand Gesture if this is below the shoulder
HEMOSTAT
What hand Gesture
Scissors
What hand Gesture
SCALPEL
What hand Gesture
FORCEPS
What hand Gesture
SUTURE
What hand Gesture if this is above the shoulder
FREETIE
General term for all clamps
-Used to clamp Blood Vessels or Tag Sutures. It’s Jaws may be straight or curved
HEMOSTAT
Used to clamp Blood vessels
MOSQUITO STRAIGHT
Used to Clamp Blood Vessels
MOSQUITO CUVED
Used to clamp larger vessels or tissue
-Available in long or short sizes
KELLY STRAIGHT
Used to clamp larger vessels ro tissue
-Availabe in long or short sizes
KELLY CURVED
Used to clamp hard to reach vessels and to place sutures behind or around a vessel
-called: Tie on a passer
RIGHT ANGLE
-Mixter Clamp, Langley’s
Used to grasp Tissue, Has Jaws (Intestines & Breast Variants)
-Cat Paws Jaws; Non Crushing (organs)
ALLIS FORCEPS
- JUDD-ALLIS - Holds Intestinal Tissue
- HEAVY ALLIS - Holds Breast Tissue
- Used to grasp delicate tissue (Intestine, Fallopian tube, Ovary)
- Open Appendectomy; Non Crushing
BABCOCK FORCEPS
Used to grasp heavy tissue. May be used as a clamp
-Jaws may be straight or Curved
KOCHER (OSNER)