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Surgical Instruments Uses And Techniques

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1. Hinged - sharp-tipped instruments that are commonly used to retract muscle and skin during approaches to the spine or long bones.






2. Hand-held retractors that have a rake-like end and a smooth end used for muscle retraction during orthopedic surgery.






3. Similar to the Mayo-Hegar needle holders but include a scissor mechanism just distal to the box lock.






4. Grip used most commonly for long incisions with a #10 blade due to increased contact with the cutting surface - stability - andaccuracy.






5. Small crushing clamps that have transverse grooves that are used to grasp small - isolated vessels.






6. A basket shaped tip with multiple holes to allow directed suction and minimize trauma during thoracic surgery.






7. Occlude blood vessels -occlude hollow organ lumens -blunt dissections






8. Hand-held retractors with blunt ends at right angles.






9. A small - convex blade ideal for short - precise incisions - such as stab incisions into hollow viscera or biopsy.






10. Allows for increased precision in suturing - but slows the manipulation of the instrument.






11. Allows for rapid manipulation of the needle holder without removing fingers - increasing speed.






12. Crushing clamps with longitudinal grooved that are designed for larger pedicles - such as the ovarian pedicles during a spay.






13. Forceps with relatively smooth times that contain two rows of tiny transverse striations - used for grasping delicate vessels of organs.






14. A large convex blade designed for long linear incisions in skin and connective tissue.






15. Short - fine needle holders that are used to suture delicate tissues with the pencil grip.






16. Medium sized needle holders most commonly used in small animal surgery.






17. A concave - sickle-shaped blade most commonly used for onychectomies.






18. Protected by a fenestrated cover - preventing inadvertant suction trauma to the viscera.






19. A simply angle metal tube that allows for very fine control of suction.






20. Forceps that have one large tooth apposing two large teeth at the tip - used for grasping skin.






21. Self-retaining abdominal retractors typically used during exploratory celiotomy.






22. Non-crushing clamps with longitudinal grooves used to occlude the intestines during surgery.






23. Used to increase visibility and exposure during surgery.






24. Size and length of the needle holders are selected based on the size of the needle used and the depth of the cavity - respectively.






25. Heavier scissor used for cutting dense connective tissue such as fascia.






26. Similar to palming - but the third finger is placed through one of the ring handles.






27. The removal of blood and other fluids - increasing visibility and decreasing the risk of infection.






28. Forceps with multiple small teeth that allow grip without tissue trauma - commonly used in small animal surgery.






29. This grip increases the angle of the blade - allowing more control for shorter - more precise - and deeper incisions.






30. Self-retaining rib retractors used during thoracotomy.






31. Improve control and visibility during dissection and sharp cutting.






32. Hand held retractors that have an hourglass shape - used to lever the tibia cranially during a stifle arthrotomy to allow evaluation of the menisci.






33. Manipulation of tissue with the non-dominant hand - held using the pencil grip.






34. A sharply point - triangular blade designed fro stabs incisions and precise - short cuts in delicate areas - such as the ureter or urethra.






35. Wide - flexible hand held retractors that may be bent at any angle - often used in abdominal surgery to retract friable organs.






36. Crushing clamps that have transverse grooves that are used to grasp small - isolated vessels.






37. Dissection -sharp cutting






38. A commonly used scalpel handle used in small animal surgery that is compatible with #10 - #11 - #12 - and #15






39. A powerful grip typically only used in necropsy.






40. A longer scalpel handle used in large animal surgery compatible with #20 blades.






41. Fine - dissecting scissor used only in delicate tissue.