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Surgical Instruments Uses And Techniques
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health-sciences
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1. Manipulation of tissue with the non-dominant hand - held using the pencil grip.
Poole suction tip
#12 blade
palm grip for scalpels
uses of tissue forceps
2. Hand-held retractors with blunt ends at right angles.
Army-Navy retractors
Gelpi perineal retractors
#15 blade
thumb-third finger grip (tripod)
3. A small - convex blade ideal for short - precise incisions - such as stab incisions into hollow viscera or biopsy.
thenar-eminence grip for needle holders
palm grip for scalpels
#15 blade
Metzenbaum scissors
4. A sharply point - triangular blade designed fro stabs incisions and precise - short cuts in delicate areas - such as the ureter or urethra.
Poole suction tip
malleable retractors
#11 blade
#12 blade
5. Wide - flexible hand held retractors that may be bent at any angle - often used in abdominal surgery to retract friable organs.
Senn retractors
malleable retractors
Bard Parker #3
Hohmann retractors
6. A simply angle metal tube that allows for very fine control of suction.
Frazier suction tip
uses of surgical clamps
Olson-Hegar needle holders
Hohmann retractors
7. Medium sized needle holders most commonly used in small animal surgery.
Carmalt forceps
fingertip grip for scalpels
Mayo-Hegar needle holders
pencil grip for scalpels
8. Grip used most commonly for long incisions with a #10 blade due to increased contact with the cutting surface - stability - andaccuracy.
fingertip grip for scalpels
thenar-eminence grip for needle holders
Balfour retractors
DeBakey forceps
9. Forceps with multiple small teeth that allow grip without tissue trauma - commonly used in small animal surgery.
uses of scissors
malleable retractors
Hohmann retractors
Brown-Adson forceps
10. A longer scalpel handle used in large animal surgery compatible with #20 blades.
pencil grip for scalpels
Bard Parker #4
#15 blade
Kelly forceps
11. Self-retaining abdominal retractors typically used during exploratory celiotomy.
retractor
#15 blade
Kelly forceps
Balfour retractors
12. Allows for increased precision in suturing - but slows the manipulation of the instrument.
rat tooth forceps
thumb-third finger grip (tripod)
Yankauer suction tip
#12 blade
13. Hand held retractors that have an hourglass shape - used to lever the tibia cranially during a stifle arthrotomy to allow evaluation of the menisci.
needle holders
#12 blade
Hohmann retractors
palm grip for needle holders
14. Heavier scissor used for cutting dense connective tissue such as fascia.
Poole suction tip
#11 blade
DeBakey forceps
Mayo scissors
15. Allows for rapid manipulation of the needle holder without removing fingers - increasing speed.
Mayo-Hegar needle holders
palm grip for needle holders
fingertip grip for scalpels
Brown-Adson forceps
16. Similar to the Mayo-Hegar needle holders but include a scissor mechanism just distal to the box lock.
Frazier suction tip
Mayo-Hegar needle holders
Olson-Hegar needle holders
palm grip for scalpels
17. Hinged - sharp-tipped instruments that are commonly used to retract muscle and skin during approaches to the spine or long bones.
Gelpi perineal retractors
Hohmann retractors
#11 blade
Senn retractors
18. Improve control and visibility during dissection and sharp cutting.
fingertip grip for scalpels
Poole suction tip
Yankauer suction tip
curved scissors
19. A powerful grip typically only used in necropsy.
Yankauer suction tip
Mayo-Hegar needle holders
Senn retractors
palm grip for scalpels
20. Self-retaining rib retractors used during thoracotomy.
Olson-Hegar needle holders
#15 blade
Finnochietto retractors
Hohmann retractors
21. The removal of blood and other fluids - increasing visibility and decreasing the risk of infection.
Hohmann retractors
Use of suction tips
Balfour retractors
Yankauer suction tip
22. Dissection -sharp cutting
Halstead mosquito forceps
fingertip grip for scalpels
Kelly forceps
uses of scissors
23. Non-crushing clamps with longitudinal grooves used to occlude the intestines during surgery.
Mayo scissors
Doyen clamps
Bard Parker #3
uses of scissors
24. A concave - sickle-shaped blade most commonly used for onychectomies.
#12 blade
palm grip for scalpels
Olson-Hegar needle holders
rat tooth forceps
25. Forceps with relatively smooth times that contain two rows of tiny transverse striations - used for grasping delicate vessels of organs.
DeBakey forceps
#12 blade
needle holders
Hohmann retractors
26. Size and length of the needle holders are selected based on the size of the needle used and the depth of the cavity - respectively.
#12 blade
thenar-eminence grip for needle holders
needle holders
Use of suction tips
27. Hand-held retractors that have a rake-like end and a smooth end used for muscle retraction during orthopedic surgery.
#12 blade
palm grip for scalpels
retractor
Senn retractors
28. Protected by a fenestrated cover - preventing inadvertant suction trauma to the viscera.
Poole suction tip
Mayo-Hegar needle holders
Army-Navy retractors
uses of surgical clamps
29. Fine - dissecting scissor used only in delicate tissue.
Metzenbaum scissors
Balfour retractors
Army-Navy retractors
curved scissors
30. Used to increase visibility and exposure during surgery.
retractor
Frazier suction tip
curved scissors
needle holders
31. Occlude blood vessels -occlude hollow organ lumens -blunt dissections
uses of surgical clamps
Gelpi perineal retractors
Hohmann retractors
Yankauer suction tip
32. A commonly used scalpel handle used in small animal surgery that is compatible with #10 - #11 - #12 - and #15
Army-Navy retractors
Kelly forceps
Bard Parker #3
Carmalt forceps
33. Short - fine needle holders that are used to suture delicate tissues with the pencil grip.
Castroviejo needle holders
Mayo-Hegar needle holders
Bard Parker #3
palm grip for needle holders
34. Small crushing clamps that have transverse grooves that are used to grasp small - isolated vessels.
Halstead mosquito forceps
Finnochietto retractors
Kelly forceps
malleable retractors
35. Forceps that have one large tooth apposing two large teeth at the tip - used for grasping skin.
rat tooth forceps
DeBakey forceps
Hohmann retractors
Mayo-Hegar needle holders
36. A basket shaped tip with multiple holes to allow directed suction and minimize trauma during thoracic surgery.
#12 blade
palm grip for needle holders
Yankauer suction tip
Carmalt forceps
37. Crushing clamps with longitudinal grooved that are designed for larger pedicles - such as the ovarian pedicles during a spay.
Carmalt forceps
malleable retractors
rat tooth forceps
Poole suction tip
38. Crushing clamps that have transverse grooves that are used to grasp small - isolated vessels.
Kelly forceps
retractor
thumb-third finger grip (tripod)
Balfour retractors
39. A large convex blade designed for long linear incisions in skin and connective tissue.
Senn retractors
Use of suction tips
malleable retractors
#10 blade
40. Similar to palming - but the third finger is placed through one of the ring handles.
Kelly forceps
thenar-eminence grip for needle holders
Yankauer suction tip
thumb-third finger grip (tripod)
41. This grip increases the angle of the blade - allowing more control for shorter - more precise - and deeper incisions.
palm grip for scalpels
pencil grip for scalpels
rat tooth forceps
Kelly forceps