PF CVT - Surgical Devices Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards for surgical devices.

Aspirator

Hollow instrument used to withdraw fluid, especially from body cavities, cysts, or joints

Autoclave

Device used to sterilize instruments with pressurized, superheated steam

Catheter

Tube inserted into narrow opening for removal or introduction of fluids

Clamp

Surgical instrument used to compress blood vessel or close off end of intestine

Curette

Spoon-shaped instrument used to scrape tissue from body cavities

Drain

Tube or wick used to draw fluid from body cavity to surface

Drain tube

Tube used to drain fluid from inside body

Endoscope

Slender, tubular instrument used for viewing and examining internal body parts

Float

Instrument used to file or rasp a horse’s premolar and molar teeth

Fluoroscope

Fluorescent screen on which X-rays may be viewed

Forceps

Any of the various instruments used to grasp and pull objects

Hemostat

Device used to stop or prevent hemorrhaging

Hypodermic

Needle and syringe used for injection under the skin

Inhalant anesthesia

Anesthesia administered by inhaling

Lancet

Wide, two-edged, pointed surgical knife

Ligature

Nylon, wire, or catgut tied around a structure to prevent bleeding

Local anesthesia

Anesthesia used to numb a specific area without causing loss of consciousness

Ophthalmoscope

Instrument that directs fine beams of light into eye to examine its interior

Probe

Thin, flexible, metal rod with blunt end, used to explore cavities and wounds

Regional anesthesia

Anesthesia applied to a limb or an entire section of the body

Retractor

Instrument that draws aside edges of skin or tissue to expose operational site

Scalpel

Small, pointed surgical knife with convex blade edge, used to cut tissue

Scope

Flexible fiber-optic instrument for inspection of body interior

Speculum

Instrument that holds open a cavity, especially vagina or ear, for inspection

Stethoscope

Diaphragm connected to earpieces, used to listen to sounds within the body

Stitches

Sterile thread used to close a wound or surgical opening; suture

Surgical gloves

Sterile gloves worn by operating room personnel

Surgical gown

Sterile cotton gown worn by operating room personnel; scrub suit

Surgical mask

Cotton mask worn over mouth

Surgical needle

Suture needle

Surgical sponge

Soft, sterile material that absorbs blood and body fluids during surgery

Surgical staple

Device used to close surgical opening without sutures

Suture

Sterile thread used to close a wound or surgical opening; stitch

Suture needle

Needle used to make sutures; surgical needle

Syringe

Piston in tube attached to hollow needle

Topical anesthesia

Anesthesia applied to the skin to “numb” a surface area

X-ray machine

Device that emits radiation and takes diagnostic radiographic photos