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