• Kelly (Straight)
• Function: Used to
clamp blood vessels
or hold tissue. The
straight type is used
on surface-level
tissues.
• Kelly (Curved)
• Function: Used to
clamp blood vessels
or hold tissue. The
curved type is often
preferred for deeper
tissues
• Babcock
• Function: Grasping
delicate tissues, such as
intestines or fallopian
tubes, without causing
damage.
• Allis
• Function: Grasping or
holding tissues
(commonly used for fascia
or breast tissue). It has
serrated edges that
securely hold tissue.
• Tissue Forceps
• Function: Grasping
tissues during surgery.
Often has teeth for a
firm grip.
• Thumb Forceps
• Function: Used for grasping
and holding delicate tissues,
typically during suturing or
wound closure.
• Towel Clips
• Function: Securing
drapes or towels
during surgery.
• Needle Holder
• Function: Holding needles
during suturing.
• Mayo Curved Scissors
• Function: Cutting
dense or thick
tissues, such as
fascia and tendons.
• Mayo Straight
Scissors
• Function:
Cutting sutures
or other
materials, like
gauze or drapes.
• Bandage Scissors
• Function: Cutting
bandages and dressings
without harming the
skin.
Metzenbaum
Scissors (Straight)
• Function: Used for
cutting sutures and
superficial tissues;
they have a blunt
end that minimizes
damage to
underlying
structures
Metzenbaum Scissors
(Curved)
• Function: Designed
for cutting dense
tissues; they are
commonly used in
various surgical
procedures including
appendectomy and
mastectomy
• Iris Scissors
• Function: Cutting
fine tissues during
precision surgeries,
such as ophthalmic
or plastic surgery.
Army-Navy
Retractor
• Function:
Retracting
shallow or
superficial
incisions.
• Richardson
Retractor
• Function:
Retracting
deeper incisions
and tissues.
• Bladder Retractor
• Function: Retracting
the bladder during
gynecological or
urological
procedures.
• Senn Retractor
• Function:
Retracting
small,
superficial
incisions. Often
used in plastic
surgery.
• Self-Retaining
Retractor
• Function: Holds
tissue or organs in
place without
requiring constant
manual retraction.
• Malleable Retractor
• Function:
Retracting tissues
in various shapes
or positions; can
be bent to adapt
to the surgical
site.
• Deaver Retractor (Narrow,
Medium, Wide)
• Function: Retracting
deep tissues or organs
in abdominal or
thoracic surgeries.
• Ochsner Forceps
(Kocher)
• Function:
Grasping tough
tissue or
clamping blood
vessels. It has
teeth for a firm
grip.
• Pean forceps
• Function: Clamping
large blood vessels
or tissues.
• Mosquito Forceps
• Function: Clamping
small blood vessels or
tissues in more delicate
surgeries.
• Heaney Forceps
• Function: Used in
gynecological
procedures for grasping
uterine ligaments.
• Mixter (Right-Angle
Forceps)
• Function: Reaching
around structures or
clamping hard-to-reach
vessels.
• Pennington Forceps
• Function: Grasping
and holding tissues in
gynecological,
colorectal, or thoracic
surgeries.
• DeBakey Forceps
• Function: Handling
delicate tissues and
vessels in cardiovascular
and general surgeries.