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Essential Surgical Dissection Instruments

The document provides an overview of various surgical instruments used in dissection, including May scissors, Metzembaum scissors, Halstead clamps, mouse-toothed clamps, dissection tweezers, stilettos, grooved probes, scalpel handles, and scalpel blades. Each instrument is described in terms of its purpose, design, and measurements, highlighting their specific applications in surgical procedures. The document also includes bibliographic references for further reading on surgical instrumentation.

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Essential Surgical Dissection Instruments

The document provides an overview of various surgical instruments used in dissection, including May scissors, Metzembaum scissors, Halstead clamps, mouse-toothed clamps, dissection tweezers, stilettos, grooved probes, scalpel handles, and scalpel blades. Each instrument is described in terms of its purpose, design, and measurements, highlighting their specific applications in surgical procedures. The document also includes bibliographic references for further reading on surgical instrumentation.

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Dissection kit

May scissors: They are a surgical instrument with


multiple uses, used for sectioning, cutting and
separate the tissues, Their straight and curved jaws,
it has a fixed and very resistant joint and they are
multi-purpose scissors. These can measure 15, 17 or
23 cm long.
Due to the type of tips it has, it can be
reach areas that would be impossible to reach
with any other type of scissors, which are very used when it comes to taking to
head treatments, moreover, They are special for strong tissues like tendons and
aponeurosis
It is also important to emphasize that its cutting power is much greater than that of the
rest of surgical scissors. Moreover, its tip can be straight or curved.

Metzembaum scissors: They are a surgical instrument used by doctors.


surgeons to make cuts of fine tissues and
delicate or to insulate vessels or ducts. These
they can be straight or curved, depending on the
situation. This model of surgical material is very
necessary for the surgeon at the time of carrying out
a surgery, they are also of high quality since they are
made of stainless steel. Normally they
they are used in cutting jobs in delicate fabrics or in
dissection work.
Straight lines assist in fabric work
superficial and curves are mainly used in
deep cuts. These can measure 11, 14, 18, 20
25 cm.
Halstead clamp with teeth: Pliers made of steel
stainless, they present a gear with teeth, a
once the clamp is closed, it remains fixed without the need for
they are pressed and released with equal ease. They are
hemostatic, measuring 12.5 cm in length and can be
curves or straight lines.

They are used to compress small caliber vessels and


in various surgical procedures.
Mouse-toothed clamp: Allows for holding portions of materials or fabrics and is
mostly used to tear material for observation under a microscope,
it measures 14.5 cm and has 2 "teeth", one on each side, which serve to
hold things more easily.

Dissection tweezers: They are used for dissecting, lifting, holding, or presenting.
tissues during surgeries, measure 14.5 cm, are made of stainless steel, are very
similar to mouse tooth pliers, except these do not have the 'teeth'.

Stiletto: it is used to assess the depth and direction of a wound. It can be


buttoned or pointed, proper cleaning should be done after being
used, it is made of stainless steel and measures 14 cm.
Grooved probe: Helps to separate tissues or nerves so that either the scissors or
the scalpel blade that the doctor is using should not touch any organs, they are
made of stainless steel and measure from 13 to 20 cm.

Scalpel handle: It is used as a support and the scalpel blades are placed on it to
make the cuts.

Scalpel blades: These blades are used to make cuts in surgeries, these are
disposable and interchangeable, there are different types of sheets and they change
depending on the handle of the scalpel or the type of cut to be made.
Bibliographies:
CIRUGIAREX. Instrumentation. 03/09/2021, from CIRUGIAREX Website:
[Link]
Orthopedics plaza. (.). Surgical Medical Instrumentation. 03/09/2021, from Orthopedics
website plaza:[Link]
medical-surgical&post_type=product

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