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)
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SPONGE FORCEPS
- FORESTER SPONGE STICK
- Used to Grasp sponges
Is used to hold towels and drapes in place
-Only Clip drapes
TOWEL CLIP (BACKHAUS TOWEL CLIP)
Used to grasp tissue
-Thumb with teeth but serrated jaw is round
RUSSIAN TISSUE FORCEPS
Used to grasp delicate Tissue
ADSON SMOOTH PICK UPS
Used to grasp the skin
ADSON WITH TEETH PICK UPS
Used for Grasping fine tissue and blood vessel or soft tissue dissection
Narrow tips and atraumatic teeth cause little to no damage to the tissues
DEBAKEY FORCEPS
Used to hold tissue in place when applying sutures
Used to gently move tissues out of the way during exploratory surgery
Used to insert packing into or remove objects from deep cavities
PLAIN THUMB FORCEPS
Used for grasping and holding tissue, muscle or skin surrounding a wound
Single toothed on one side; fits between two teeth on the other side
TOOTHED TISSUE FORCEPS
Used to hold needles when suturing
They may also be placed in the sewing category (Jaws are bulkier)
Jaws is heavier
MAYO-HEGAR NEEDLE HOLDER
-Handheld, double end
For Surface tissue; Plastic surgery, small bone and joint procedures, thyroidectomy, dissection of neck tissue
SENN RETRACTOR
Retracts soft intra-abdominal visceral organs
HARRINGTON SWEETHEART RETRACTOR
Retracts layers of surface tissues
PARKER RETRACTOR
Exposes rectum
PRATT RECTAL SPECULUM
Retraction of skin or tough fascia
RAKE RETRACTOR
Exposes the surgical site that involves a lot of dissection in the superficial muscle pane which requires retraction
eg. Hernioplasty, thyroidectomy
KOCHER RETRACTOR
Small handheld retractor
VEIN RETRACTOR
Used in intestinal resection and anastomosis
Non Crushing
DOYEN BOWEL/ INTESTINAL CLAMP STRAIGHT
Used in intestinal resection and anastomosis
Non Crushing
DOYEN/INTESTINAL CLAMP CURVED
Triangular eyelet for grasping tissues
Eg. Intestinal and rectal operations
Pennington Clamp
(Duval Clamp)
Removes Large quantities of fluid
eg. In abdominal cavity
POOLE SUCTION
Removes small amounts of fluid
Eg. In airways, abdominal cavity
YANKAUER SUCTION TIP
Guides another surgical instrument (Such as scalpel or a suture) that is out of view
Eg. Frenectomy (Tx of ankyloglossia or tongue tie), anorectal surgery (Perianal fistula)
GROOVE DIRECTOR
Used in fistulectomies; to asses the depth of penetrating injuries
Used to assess the length of the sinus
PROBE
4 Types of Instruments/Equipments of Laparoscopic Instruments
Exposure
Visualization
Manipulation
Laparotomy
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EQUIPMENT CART
Spring load, Blunt tip retractable in to sharp sheath
Small caliber penetrates tissue rather than cutting
Diameter 2mm and length 12
Insufflation up to 2.5 L/Min
Reusable Veress Needle
Spring load, Blunt tip retractable in to sharp sheath
Small caliber penetrates tissue rather than cutting
Diameter 2mm and length 12
Insufflation up to 2.5 L/Min
DISPOSABLE VERESS NEEDLE
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Electronic Endoflator
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ELECTRONIC THERMOFLATOR
Used to pierce the abdominal wall for placement laparoscope and surgical instument
REUSABLE TROCAR
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DISPOSABLE TROCAR
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Scout Laparoscope
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IMAGING SYSTEM
- Laparoscope
- Camera Unit
- Fiberoptic Cord
- Lightsource
5, Monitor
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LAPAROSCOPE
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LAPAROSCOPIC TELESCOPES
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HD DIGITAL CAMERA
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LIGHT SOURCE
- Halide
- Halogen
- Xenon
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Fibre Optics - Multiple Coaxial Quartz
-FIbres transmit light by total internal Reflection
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MARYLAND DISSECTOR
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LAPAROSCOPIC GRASPER
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LAPAROSCOPIC SCISSORS
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L HOOK (CAUTERY)
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HEM-O-LOCK CLIP APPLIER
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HEM-O-LOK CLIPS
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Knot Pusher
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Hook Scissors
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ENDORETRACTOR
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NEEDLE HOLDER
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MYOMA SCREW
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MORCELLATOR
