Suture Codes Flashcards
1
Q
BB
A
Blue Baby
2
Q
BIF
A
Intraocular Fixation
3
Q
BN
A
Bunnell
4
Q
BP
A
Blunt Point
5
Q
BV
A
Blood Vessel
6
Q
BVH
A
Blood Vessel Half
7
Q
C, CV
A
Cardiovascular
8
Q
CC
A
Calcified Coronary
9
Q
CCS
A
Conventional Cutting Sternotomy
10
Q
CE
A
Cutting Edge
11
Q
CFS
A
Conventional for Skin
12
Q
CIF
A
Cutting Intraocular Fixation
13
Q
CP
A
Cutting Point
14
Q
CPS
A
Conventional Plastic Surgery
15
Q
CPX
A
Cutting Point, Extra Large
16
Q
CS
A
Corneal-Scleral
17
Q
CSB
A
Corneal-Scleral Bi-Curve
18
Q
CSC
A
Corneal-Scleral Compound Curve
19
Q
CT
A
Circle Taper
20
Q
CTX
A
Circle Taper Extra Large
21
Q
CTB
A
Circle Taper Blunt
22
Q
CTXB
A
Circle Taper Extra Large Blunt
23
Q
DC
A
Dura Closure
24
Q
DP
A
Double Point
25
DN
Endoscopic Needle
26
EST
Eyed Straight Taper
27
FN
For Tonsil
28
FS
For Skin
29
FSL
For Skin Large
30
FSLX
For Skin Extra Large
31
G
Greishaber
32
GS
Greishaber Spatula
33
J
Conjunctive
34
KS
Keith Straight
35
LH
Large Half
36
LR
Larger Retention
37
LS
Large Sternotomy
38
M
Muscle
39
MF
Modified Fergusan
40
MH
Medium Half (circle)
41
MO
Mayo
42
MOB
Mayo Blunt
43
OPS
Ocular Plastic Surgery
44
OS
Orthopedic Surgery
45
P
Plastic
46
PC
Precision Cosmetic
47
PS
Plastic Surgery
48
RB
Renal (artery) Bypass
49
RD
Retinal Detachment
50
RH
Round Half (circle)
51
RV
Retinal Vitreous
52
S
Spatula
53
SC
Straight Cutting
54
SFS
Spatulated for Skin
55
SH
Small Half (circle)
56
SIF
Ski Intraocular Fixation
57
SKS
Sternotomy Keith Straight
58
SM
Spatulated Module
59
ST
Straight Taper
60
STB
Straight Blunt
61
STC
Straight Cutting
62
STP
Straight Taper Point
63
TE
Three-eighths
64
TF
Tetralogy of Fallot
65
TG
Transverse Ground
66
TGW
Transverse Ground Wide
67
TN
Trocar Needle
68
TP
Taper Pericostal/Point
69
TPB
Taper Pericostal/Point Blunt
70
TS
Tendon Straight
71
TQ
Twisty Q
72
UCL
5/8 Circle Colateral Ligament
73
UR
Urology
74
URB
Urology Blunt
75
V
TAPERCUT Surgical Needle
76
VAS
Vas Deferens
77
X or P
Exodontal (Dental
78
XLH
Extra Large Half (circle)
79
XXLH
Extra Extra Large Half (circle)