Differentiating Surgical Instruments OB/GYN

Auvard Weighted Vaginal Speculum

For viewing vaginal floor

DeLee bladder retractor

retract bladder during C-section

“Bladder Blade”

O'Sullivan-O'Connor (Irish)

retract abdominal or pelvic wall

self-serving

unique to OB-GYN

Simpson delivery (obstetrical) forceps

Forceps for delivering of an infant

Two parts; Hand to surgeon as two seperate pieces

Goodell uterine dilator

Dilating the cervix

Self-retaining; corrugated blades

In D&C set

Sims retractor

retracting vaginal wall

double ended

Heaney retractor (Lateral)

retracting vaginal wall

Heaney-simon retractor

retracting vaginal wall

longer blade than heaney

Hulka tenaculum with sound

measure cervix/uterus

combines uterine sound and single tooth tenaculum

Graves vaginal speculum (Duckbill)

retracting anterior & posterior vaginal wall; visualize the cervix

Pederson vaginal speculum

retracting vaginal wall

narrow, pediatric patients

side-opening vaginal speculum

retracting the lateral vaginal wall

Hank dilators

Dilating cervical opening

double-ending; has "stops"

Hegar dilators

Dilating cervical opening

double-ended; hollow

Allis clamp

grasping organs or tissue during removal

Allis-Adair clamp

T clamp

grasping tissue

Babcock

grasping delicate tissue

(fallopian tube, bowel, has deferens)

Bozeman dressing forceps

Applying dressing or inserting vaginal packing

Heaney hysterectomy forceps

occluding heavy tissue

horizontal serrations

Heaney-Ballantine hysterectomy forceps

occluding heavy tissue

vertical serrations

Kocher (Ochsner)

grasping heavy tissue

Thomas-Gaylor biopsy

Gaylor biopsy punch

obtaining biopsy specimens from uterus

Lahey traction forceps

Alias: tenaculum; Lahey thyroid

grasping tissue during removal

Braun tenaculum

Schoeder; Single tooth tenaculum

grasping cervix; applying traction to uterus

Barrett tenaculum

Grasping cervix; shorter version of Braun tenaculum

Sims uterine sound

measuring depth of intrauterine cavity

Thomas curette

Blunt curette

scraping endocervical and endometrial linings

Sims curette

Sharp curette

scraping endocervical and endometrial linings

Kevorkian-Younge endocervical biopsy curette

endocervical curette

obtaining endometrial or cervical tissue samples

Russian forceps

grasping heavy tissue

Bonney tissue forceps

grasping heavy tissue or bone

Heaney needle holder

Curved needle holder

suturing around curved structures

Foerster sponge forceps

grasping tissue or holding Raytec sponges

Overstreet endometrial polyp forceps

polyp forceps

grasping uterine polyps

Lister scissors (large)

bandage scissors

opening uterus during cesarean section

guarded blade

Jorgenson scissors

Really curved

cutting heavy tissue

Mayo-Noble scissors

dissecting heavy tissue

blunt tips

Umbilical scissors

Cutting umbilical cord after delivery of infant

Rubin catheter (red ribbon)

female catheter

catheterizing female bladder

You are second scrubbing a cesarean section. The surgeon has reached the bladder, and you need to retract it out of the way. Which retractor will you use?

DeLee

The surgeon is performing a D&C. He wants to measure the depth of the intrauterine cavity. The instrument you hand him is a:

Sims sound

During a hysterectomy the surgeon asks for a T clamp. Another name for this instrument is:

Allis-Adair

You are setting up for an abdominal hysterectomy. you know that once the surgeon enters the peritoneum he will want to have a self-retaining retractor to expose the abdominal/pelvic cavity. Which instrument do you need to make sure you have?

O'Sullivan-O'Connor retractor

The surgeon is performing a D&C. He asks for the curettes with the sharp blades. Which curette do you hand to him?

Sims

A type of endocervical curette is a:

Kevorkian

A type of obstetrical forceps used to deliver an infant is a:

Simpson

The surgery is completed and the surgeon wants to insert vaginal packing. The _________ is a type of dressing forceps used to do this.

Bozeman

Another name for a weighted vaginal speculum is a(n):

Auvard

During a D&C, the surgeon asks for a tenaculum to grasp the cervix. You would hand him a(n):

Braun

The surgeon is performing a hysterectomy and needs to suture around a ligament. Which needle holder has an angled tip that facilitates use around structures?

Heaney

During an open tubal ligation, which instrument would be used to grasp or control the fallopian tubes?

Babcock

During a vaginal hysterectomy, all of the following are handheld retractors that could be used EXCEPT:

O'Sullivan-O'Connor

The scissors that has a guard on it, used to open the uterus during a cesarean section, is a:

Lister (large)

A Graves is a type of:

nonweighted vaginal speculum

The cervical dilator that has a "stop" on either end is a:

Hank

A Rubin is a type of:

catheter

A Bonney tissue forceps is used to:

grasp heavy tissue or bone

A ___________ is a type of sponge stick.

Foerster

The surgeon requests the biopsy punch. You would hand him a(n):

Thomas-Gaylor