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General Surgical Instruments

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1. A fine curved or straight clamp with horizontal serrations running halfway down the jaws. The shanks are longer than those of a crile or a kelly






2. Self retaining with ratchet/release device on the shanks which holds them open in the wound. Tip has 3 outward curved prongs on one side and 4 on the other side. sharp or dull






3. A hollow tube with a grip handle and a slightly bent shaft that terminates with a bulbous tip and a large opening.






4. Solid stainless steel hammer-like instrument. involve with bone work






5. On each side if the tip there are two rows of multiple teeth that interlock when closed






6. An atraumatic tissue forceps with an elongated - narrowed blunt tip. A set of parallel fine serrations






7. Occlude larger blood vessels and tissue before ligation - deeper wound or on heavy tissue






8. Used to occlude bleeders before cauterization or ligation






9. Has a broader jaw that is rounded at the tip with crisscross on the inner jaw






10. Curved or straight clamp with fine tops and horizontal serrations that run the length of the jaws






11. Fine tips have two small teeth on one side and one small tooth in the other side that fit together when closed






12. Long - thinner scissors with curved or straight blades that can have blunt or sharp tips - Used to cut tissue only and never anything else






13. Self retaining retractor for vaginal..






14. Used to clamp -dissect - occlude tissue - 75 degree angle clamp w/ horizontal serrations that run the length of the jaws






15. Holds blades 20 -21 -22 - 23 - 24 and 25 - Commonly use with the #20 blade to create a larger and.or deeper incision in heavy tissue areas






16. A ratcheted instrument with curved - sharp - tinelike jaws






17. Curved or straight with multiple interlocking fine teeth at the tip reduce injury to the tissue






18. Jaws have horizontal serrations and two to one large interlocking teeth at the tip






19. Hand held double ended with smooth rounded ends






20. Rounded tip with starburst pattern serrations






21. Retracts tissue or bone in tight - small areas.






22. Can be curved or straight and has two round tips with horizontal serrations






23. Heavy scissors w/ straight blades - used to cut suture






24. Four claws that may be blunt or sharp. handle is tear drop shape with two prongs on each side






25. Always the same siz and shape. Tips have two to one interlocking large teeth and a crisscrossed pattern serration






26. Self retaining. Two hinged arms extended from the shank to three outward-curved prongs on one side and four on the other - sharp or dull






27. Hand held - smooth - flat metal strip with rounded ends






28. The tips have two teeth on one side and one tooth on the other side that fits between the opposite when closed






29. Thumb screw with flaring wings to open the arms of the retractor. Four sharp prongs on each side.






30. Hand held - double ended retractor and lateral curve to the blades on each end. One end longer then the other so its placed deeper in the wound






31. Used to retract the scapula to expose the ribs during thoracic entry and closure.






32. Heavy tissue scissors - Curved blades - blunt or sharp tips - cut tissue only and never anything else






33. Smooth round jaws that extend to sharp - inward-curved prongs






34. Very fine norrowed tips with horizontal serrations






35. Atraumatic tissue forceps eith horzontal serrated tips that vary from fine to heavy






36. Holds blades 10 - 11 - 12 and 15 - Used when precision cutting is needed in a confined space or a deep wound






37. Holds blades 10 - 11 - 12 and 15 - Used to make skin incisions or whenever a fine precision cut is necessary






38. Dissects or separates hard tissue







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