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