Surgical Instruments - OVA PACK

Snook’s Ovariectomy Hook

Groove Director

Scalpel Handle

Tissue Forceps, Rat-Tooth Forceps, Adson Foreceps

Brown-Adson Tissue Forceps

Curved Halsted Mosquito Forceps

Curved Kelly Forceps

Curved Rochester Carmalt Forceps

Allis Tissue Forceps

Olsen-Hegar or Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder

Straight Mayo Dissecting Scissors

Curved Metzenbaum Siccors

Backhaus Towel Forceps/Clamps

Snook’s Ovariectomy Hook, Snook Hook, is used for?

To retrieve the uterine horn from within a small animal. This instrument allows the surgeon to make an incision smaller than one that is big enough for a finger to fit into.

The Groove Director is used for?

To shield underlying tissues while making an incision and to help make a straight incision line.

Scalpel Handle are used for?

To securely grip interchangeable scalpel blades.

Tissue Forceps, Rat-Tooth Forceps, Adson Foreceps are used for?

To grasp skin and other dense tissues to place sutures.

Brown-Adson Tissue Forceps are used for?

To pick up, hold, and maneuver delicate tissues.

Halsted Mosquito Forceps are used for?

To clamp small vessels that must be occluded, crushed, or held firmly in place.

Kelly Forceps are used for?

To occlude small-to medium-sized vessels.

Rochester Carmalt Forceps are used for?

To clamp large tissue bundles that have a lumen or contain blood vessels. When the instrument is placed perpendicular to the blood vessel, it occludes the vessel and prevents the blood from flowing.

Allis Tissue Forceps are used for?

To hold with maximal power. Can cause tissue damage.

Olson-Hegar Needle Holder are used for?

To drive suture needles through tissue that requires suturing and to assist in tying sutures.

Straight Mayo Dissecting Scissors are used for?

To perform blunt dissection and to cut through bulky connective tissues.

Curved Metzenbaum Scissors are used for?

To blunt-dissect or cut soft tissues.

Backhaus Towel Clamps are used for?

To secure the drapes to a patient’s skin by means of a small puncture. This forceps can also be used to grasp tough tissues and reduce small bone fractures.