Day 1-3: Surgical Instruments and Tools

Clamps, Forceps, Scissors, and Retractors

Kelly clamp

Clamping large blood vessels or tissue.

Pean or long Kelly clamp

Clamping blood vessels or tissue.

Kocher

Grasping heavy tissue.

Tonsil clamp

Clamping tissue, holding tonsil sponge.

Right Angle (Mixter) Clamp

Clamping tissue or grasping ligature around a curve (pedicle or a blood vessel).

Allis Clamp

Grasping organ or tissue That is being removed

Babcock Clamp

Grasping delicate tissue (fallopian tube, bowel, vas deferens).

Hemostat (Crile, Snap, Stat) Clamp

Clamping blood vessels or tissue.

Straight Mayo Scissor

Cutting suture, dressings, drains.

Curved Mayo Scissor

Cutting heavy tissue or muscles, dissecting heavy tissue.

Metzenbaum Scissor

Cutting or dissecting delicate tissue.

Russian Forceps

Grasping tissue or grasping aortic aneurysm plaque.

Adson Brown Forceps

Grasping delicate tissue, skin, plastic surgery.

Adson Forceps (mouse tooth)

Grasping skin layer during closure.

Smooth Adson Forceps

Grasping tissue.

Smooth Dressing Forceps

Grasping tissue; applying dressings.

DeBakey Tissue Forceps

Grasping fine tissue; commonly used in all types of surgery.

Bonney Tissue Forceps

Grasping heavy tissue or bone.

Mosquito Clamp

Clamping delicate blood vessels or tissue, can be straight or curved.

Sponge Stick (Ring Forceps)

Grasping tissue; holding Raytec sponges.

Straight Hemostat Clamp

Clamping blood vessels or tissue.

Needle Holder

Holds suture needles, used also to load blades.

Towel Clip (Backaus)

Grasping tissue, securing towels or drapes, holding or reducing small bone fractures.

#7 Knife Handle

Holding a scalpel blade; longer, thinner handle fits in deeper and narrower areas.

#3 and #3L Knife Handle

Holding a scalpel blade.

#4 Knife Handle

Holding large-sized scalpel blade for cutting heavy tissue or bone.

Large basin

Wide open container used for holding fluids, saline, water, etc.

Small basin

Used for holding liquids or sponges.

Emesis basin or kidney basin

Used for collecting bodily fluids or waste.

Suture bag

Used for collecting and organizing suture.

Ruler

Used for measuring length or distance often utilized for ensuring precise dimensions in incisions and sutures.

Marking pen

Used for making the skin.

Lap sponges

Absorbent sponges for absorbing fluids, typically smaller than lap sponges.

Raytec Sponges

absorb blood and body fluids and maintain a clear, dry surgical field

Asepto syringe

Used to irrigate wounds or deliver fluid.

Light handle cover

Disposable cover used to insulate and maintain cleanliness of the light handle.

Sharps box

Container used for safe disposal of sharps, such as needles.

Scratch pad

Cleans the bovie pencil.

Labels

Used for identifying surgical instruments and medication.

Specimen cup

Container used to collect and transport biological specimens for medical testing.

medicine cup

accurately measure and dispense exact doses of liquid or solid medications.

Bovie pencil with holster

Used for electrosurgery, enabling precise cutting and coagulation of tissue during procedure.

Suction tubing

Tube used to create suction for removing fluids or debris from a surgical site.

Yankauer suction

Removing fluids, curved design and a wide opening to facilitate efficient drainage.

Malleable (Ribbon) Retractor

Handheld, exposes wound.

Deaver Retractor

Handheld, used for deep retraction wound.

Richardson Retractor

Handheld, exposing wound.

Army Navy (U.S. Navy) Retractor

Handheld, exposing superficial wound, usually used in pairs.

Rake Retractor

Handheld, retracts heavy tissue.

Single Skin Hook Retractor

Handheld, retracts skin.

Double Skin Hook Retractor

Handheld, retracts skin.

Senn Retractor

Handheld, exposes superficial wound.

Balfour Retractor

Deep abdominal retractor, self-retaining.

Frazier Suction With Stylet

Suctioning small quantity of fluid/blood, used in small areas.

Gelpi Retractor

Self-retaining retractor, superficial wound exposure.

Weitlaner Retractor

Self-retaining retractor, exposes superficial wound.

Poole (abdominal) Suction with guard

Suctioning large quantity of fluid/blood.