Surgical Instruments and Medical Procedures Flashcards

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering surgical instruments, suture materials, and drainage tubes used in clinical practice as described in the lecture notes.

Metzenbaum Scissors

Used for dissecting and cutting soft tissues; not used for cutting hard tissue or sutures.

Mayo Scissors

Used for cutting tough tissues such as fascia, muscle, or hard tissue; not used for cutting sutures.

Two-sharp-ended Scissors

Used for cutting outside of the skin.

One-blunt, one-sharp-ended Scissors

Used for cutting skin and superficial tissues.

Two-blunt-ended Scissors

Used for cutting sutures in deep locations.

Steel Suture Scissors

Specifically designed for cutting steel sutures.

Lister Bandage Scissors

Used for cutting bandages and gauze.

Vicryl (Sature Type)

A synthetic, absorbable, multifilament suture; includes brands like Safil, Polysorb, and Dexon.

Silk and Cotton Sutures

Natural, non-absorbable, typically multifilament sutures.

Prolene Suture

A synthetic, non-absorbable, monofilament suture.

Chromic and Plain Catgut

Used for suturing all tissues except the skin.

Silk Suture (Clinical Use)

Used for skin suturing and hemostasis; must not be used in the urinary or biliary tracts.

Vicryl Suture (Clinical Use)

Used for suturing subcutaneous tissue.

PDS Suture (Clinical Use)

Used for abdominal, thoracic, and colorectal suturing, especially in the presence of infection.

Surgical Steel

Used for procedures such as cleft lip/palate repair, hernia repair, tendon repair, and bone grafting.

Yankauer Suction Tip

Connected to suction machines to remove fluid, blood, or pus in abdominal and thoracic surgeries.

Adson Suction Tip

Used to suction fluids during superficial surgeries (head, neck, oral and maxillofacial).

Curette

Used to scrape infected bone, tooth sockets, necrotic tissue, abscesses, or for uterine curettage.

Trocar

Commonly used in laparoscopic surgery to create an access channel (port).

Krisaber Tube

Placed into the trachea during a tracheostomy procedure.

Michel Clips

Metal clips used to close wounds as an alternative to skin sutures.

Farabeuf Retractor

Used to retract surgical fields from superficial to deep levels depending on size.

Hartmann Retractor

Used to retract the peritoneum in abdominal surgery for temporary exploration.

Richardson Retractor

Used to retract large muscles in thoracic and abdominal surgeries; frequently used in obstetrics.

Deaver Retractor

Used to lift or retract the liver and spleen.

Malleable Retractor

Used to retract the abdominal field and protect organs (peritoneum, intestines) during suturing or closing the abdomen.

Gosset Retractor

A self-retaining abdominal retractor that does not require continuous manual pulling.

Volkmann Retractor

A rake-style retractor used to retract muscles in orthopedic surgery.

Halsted Clamp (Mosquito)

Used for hemostasis and dissection in small, superficial surgeries.

Kelly Clamp

Used for hemostasis and blunt dissection.

Crile Clamp

Used for hemostasis and dissection over a wide area.

Rochester-Pean / Rochester-Carmalt

Used for hemostasis, clamping wide areas of cut tissue, or holding tissue to be discarded.

Needle Holder (Kẹp mang kim)

Used to hold the needle during suturing.

Toothed Forceps

Used for grasping skin or tough tissues.

Non-toothed Forceps

Used for grasping internal body tissues, soft tissues, or holding needles.

Intestinal Clamp

Designed to clamp the bowel without damaging the intestinal wall.

Kocher Clamp

Used to hold tissue that is being discarded during surgery; not used for hemostasis.

Babcock Clamp

Used to hold the appendix or stomach and to retract hollow organs.

Allis Clamp (Rat-tooth)

Used to hold discarded tissue or subcutaneous tissue to widen the superficial surgical field.

Mixter (Right Angle) Clamp

Used for dissection and to support nerves, ureters, or large blood vessels.

Sponge Forceps (Foerster)

Used to hold gauze; smooth-tipped versions are used to retract viscera in abdominal surgery.

Towel Clamp (Backhaus)

Used to secure surgical drapes or to hold skin for trocar insertion in laparoscopic surgery.

Nelaton Catheter

Used for urinary catheterization or drainage of fluid collections.

Malecot Catheter

Used for suprapubic bladder drainage, gastrostomy feeding, or caecal drainage.

Kehr (T-tube)

Used for biliary drainage in the common bile duct.

Penrose Drain

Used to drain fluids via capillary action; versatile for many locations.

Meche (Gauze Packing)

Used for abscess drainage via permeability and for packing to achieve hemostasis.