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