Suture Material and Instruments Flashcards

Bishop-Harmon Tissue Forceps


Nylon


Catgut

Polydioxanone (PDA)
*Prolonged Absorbable

Isopropyl Alcohol

Senn Retractor


Polyglycolic Acid (PGA) or Polyglactin 910
*Looses Tensile Strength Quickly. Don’t want to use in Wounds that are Highly Contaminated


Triclosan

Chlorhexidine

Iodophors

0.05%

Mosquito Hemostats


Brown Adson Tissue Forcep


Jacob’s Chuck
*Instrument that you place a Pin into and then Tighten the Grip around the Pin


Surgeon’s Hands
*Surgeons Hands can be the Biggest Source of Contamination

Rongeur


Army-Navy Retractors


Balfour Retractor


Finochietto


Gelpi Retractor


Olsen Hagar Needle Driver


Metzenbaum Scissors


Poole Suction Tip
*Long Cylinder with Holes all the way Around


Absorbable and Monofilament

Tensile Strength

Classify which Tissue Forceps are Crushing, Non-Crushing and Hemostatic
Crushing- Babcock Tissue Forceps, Allis Tissue Forceps
Non-Crushing- Doyen Intestinal Forceps
Hemostatic- Carmalt Forceps, Kelly Hemostats, and Mosquito Forceps


Allis Tissue Forcep

Babcock Tissue Forceps

Doyen Intestinal Tissue Forceps

Rochester-Carmalt Hemostatic Forceps

Kelly Hemostatic Forceps

DeBakey Tissue Forceps

Bard-Parker Number 3 Scalpel Handle


Mayo Dissecting Scissors

Stevens Tenotomy Scissors

Vernon Cartilage and Wire Scissor

Mayo Hegar Needle Holders

Derf Needle Holders

Castroviejo Needle Holders

Malleable Retractor

Snook Hook/Spay Hook

Speed Lock Bone Holding Forceps

Periosteal Elevator


Barraquer Eyelid Speculum

Frazier Suction Tip

Wing Tipped Dental Elevator

Curette

Scaler

Periodontal Probe
Review Card: Absorbable vs. Nonabsorbable Suture


Chromic Gut

Polyglactin 910

Glycomer 631

Poliglecaprone 25 (Monocryl)

Polidioxanone

Silk

Nylon

Polypropylene

Stainless Steel Suture
True/False: NO Single Suture Type that is Ideal for all Surgical Scenarios
True

Smaller Suture Size = ______ Tensile Strength
LESS

Capillarity_:_ Process by which Fluid and Bacteria are Wicked along Multifilament Fibers. Allows Infection to Persist in the Suture
_All ______ Sutures have Capillarity_
Braided
Most Commonly used Needle Shape
1/2 Circle