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General Surgical Instruments

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






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






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Self retaining retractor for vaginal..






17. Used to occlude bleeders before cauterization or ligation






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Rounded tip with starburst pattern serrations






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






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






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






30. Dissects or separates hard tissue






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






32. Hand held double ended with smooth rounded ends






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Very fine norrowed tips with horizontal serrations