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