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General Surgical Instruments

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1. 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






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






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






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






5. Self retaining retractor for vaginal..






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Very fine norrowed tips with horizontal serrations






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






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






21. Dissects or separates hard tissue






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






23. Rounded tip with starburst pattern serrations






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






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






26. Hand held double ended with smooth rounded ends






27. 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






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






29. Used to occlude bleeders before cauterization or ligation






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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