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