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[Pick the date] CUTTING AND DISSECTING Ex: Straight Mayo scissors being used to cut suture
#7, #3, #4 (left to right) 7 handle with 15 blade (deep knife)- used to cut deep, delicate tissue. 3 handle with 10 blade (inside knife)- used to cut superficial tissue. 4 handle with 20 blade (skin knife)- used to cut skin.
. Curved Mayo scissors- used to cut heavy tissue (fascia, muscle, uterus, breast). Available in regular and long sizes.
Metzenbaum Scissors- used to cut delicate tissue. Available in regular and long sizes.
Straight Mayo, Curved Mayo, Metzenbaum (left to right) Straight Mayo scissors- used to cut suture and supplies. Also known as: suture scissors.
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[Pick the date] CLAMPING AND OCCLUDING INSTRUMENTS -are used to compress blood vessels or hollow organs for hemostasis or to prevent spillage of contents.
Hemostat- is used to clamp blood vessels or tag sutures. Its jaws maybe straight or curved. Other names: crile, snap or stat.
Kelly, hemostat, mosquito Burlisher- is used to clamp deep blood vessels. It has two closed finger rings. Burlishers with an open finger ring are called tonsil hemostats. Other names: schnidt tonsil forcep, adson forcep.
Mosquito- is used to clamp small blood vessels. Its jaws may be straight or curved.
Right angle is used to clamp hard-to-reach vessels and to place sutures behind or around a vessel. A right angle with suture attached is called a tie on passer. Other names: mixter.
Hemostat, mosquito Kelly- is used to clamp larger vessels and tissue. Available in short and long sizes. Other names: Rochester Pean.
Hemoclip applier with hemoclips applies metal clips onto blood vessels and ducts which will remain occluded.
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[Pick the date] Kocher is used to grasp heavy tissue. May also be used as a clamp. The jaws may be straight or curved. Other name: Ochsner.
Hemoclip applier with hemoclips GRASPING AND HOLDING INSTRUMENTS Foerster sponge stick is used to grasp sponges. Other name: sponge forcep.
Ex: sponge sticks holding a 4 x 4 and probing Allis is used to grasp tissue. Available in short and long sizes. A Judd-Allis holds intestinal tissue; a heavy allis holds breast tissue.
Dissector is used to hold a peanut.
Allis Bobcock is used to grasp delicate tissue (intestine, fallopian tube, ovary). Available in short and long sizes.
Ex: dissector holding a peanut
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[Pick the date] Backhaus towel clip is used to hold towels and drapes in place. Other name: towel clip
Adson pick ups are either smooth: used to grasp delocate tissue; or with teeth: used to grasp the skin. Other names: Dura forceps.
Backhaus towel clip
Long smooth pick-ups are called dressing forceps. Short smooth pick-ups are used to grasp delicate tissue.
Large and small towel clips Pick ups, thumb forceps and tissue forceps are available in various lengths, with or without teeth, and smooth or serrated jaws.
Debakey forceps are used to grasp delicate tissue, particularly in cardiovascular surgery.
Thumb forceps are used to grasp tough tissue (fascia, breast). Forceps may either have many teeth or a single tooth. Single tooth forceps are also called rat forceps.
Russian tissue forceps are used to grasp tissue
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[Pick the date] Mayo-Hegar needle holders are used to hold needles when suturing. They may also be placed in the sewing category. A Richardson retractor (manual) is used to retract deep abdominal or chest incisions.
An Army-Navy retractor (manual) is used to retract shallow or superficial incisions. Other names: USA, US Army. Short, medium, long Ex: needle holder with suture
A goulet (manual) is used to retract shallow or superficial incisions.
RETRACTING AND EXPOSING INSTRUMENTS Retracting and exposing instruments are used to hold back or retract organs or tissue to gain exposure to the operative site. They are either "self-retaining" (stay open on their own) or "manual" (held by hand). When identifying retractors, look at the blade, not the handle. A Deaver retractor (manual) is used to retract deep abdominal or chest incisions. Available in various widths.
A malleable or ribbon retractor (manual) is used to retract deep wounds. May be bent to various shapes.
A Weitlaner retractor (self-retaining) is used to retract shallow incisions.
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[Pick the date] A Gelpi retractor (self-retaining) is used to retract shallow incisions.
A Balfour with bladder blade (self-retaining) is used to retract wound edges during deep abdominal procedures.