surgical instruments

• Rochester-Carmalt forceps

  • longitudinal grooves with cross grooves at the ends of the tips

• useful in controlling large bundles/pedicles of tissue

• top: Crile hemostatic forceps

  • transverse grooves; full jaw length

• bottom: Kelly hemostatic forceps

  • length transverse grooves; ½ jaw length

• used on small vessels (larger than mosquito)

• halstead mosquito forceps

  • transverse grooves; full inner jaw

• used for small vessels

• army-navy retractor

• used to retract large muscle groups

• allis tissue forceps

• used to forcibly retract tissue

• ONLY place on tissue to be removed from body

• parker retractor

• used to hold small muscle groups or laprotomy incision open

• backhaus towel clamp

• “penetrating” towel clamp

• secures drape to patient

• metzenbaum scissors

• dissecting scissors used for delicate and fine tissues

• mayo scissors

• cutting dense connective tissue & tough fascial planes

• operating scissors

• used for cutting suture in OR

• sharp — blunt

• sharp — sharp

• blunt — blunt

• mayo-hegar needle holder

• for needle & suture ONLY

• Brown-Adson tissue forceps

  • two longitudinal rows of small, fine intermeshing teeth

• fine teeth for grasping tissue — broad delicate tissue grip

• DeBakey tissue forceps

  • long smooth serrated ridges

• atraumatic

• delicate tissue handling including vasculature

• rat tooth forceps

  • variable number of interlocking tooth patterns at tip

• for grasping thick, dense tissue (tough connective tissue, manipulating skin)

• adson forceps

  • one or two tooth tip

• thin skin & light fascial planes

• A: 10 — rounded blade used for most incisions

• B: 11 — pointed blade used for stab incisions

• C: 12 — hooked blade used for blind incisions

• D: 15 — small rounded blade used for small precise incisions

• F: 22 — large rounded blade used for thick tissues (large animal)