Surgery Instruments

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Foerster

sponge forcep, used for gasping or holding something.

Babcock

used for grasping and holding, hollow end with smooth flattened tips

Allis Intestinal Forceps

used for grasping and holding, curved with multiple interlocking fine teeth at the tip that reduce injury to tissue.

Halstead Mosquito Forceps

used for clamping and occluding, curved or straight with fine tips and horizontal serrations that run the length of the jaws

Crile Forceps/Clamps

used for clamping or occluding, curved or straight clamp with horizontal serrations that run the complete length of the jaws.

#3 Knife Handle Short

used for cutting and dissecting, holds a blade size 10,11,12 &15. Also comes in a long version.

#7 Knife Handle Long

used for cutting and dissecting, holds a blade size 10,11,12,15 as well.

Backhaus Towel Clamp

used for grasping and holding, ratcheted instrument with curved, sharp, tinelike jaws.

Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder

used for suturing and stapling, has a broader jaw that is rounded at the tip with crisscross pattern on the inner jaw.

Debakey Tissue Forceps

used for grasping and holding, atraumatic tissue forceps with an elongated narrow blunt tip. A set of parallel fine serrations run across the length of one jaw with a center row of serrations on the opposite side that interlocks to grip when closed.

Russian Tissue Forceps

used for grasping and holding, rounded tips with starbust pattern serrations.

Adson Tissue Forceps

used for grasping and holding, fine tips with horizontal serrations. Also called Plain Dressing Forceps.

Toothead Adson Tissue Forceps

used for grasping, and holding, fine tips have 2 small teeth on one side and one small tooth on the other side that fit together when closed.

Straight Mayo Scissors

used for cutting and dissecting, heavy scissors with straight blades at end.

Curved Mayo Scissors

used for cutting and dissecting, heavy scissors with curved blades and blunt or sharp tips.

Curved Metzenbaum Scissors

used for cutting and dissecting, a longer thinner scissor with a curved or straightblade that can have blunt or sharp tips.

Yankaur Suction Tip

used for suctioning and aspirating, hollow plastic or metal tube with grip handle and slightly bent shaft, that terminates with a bulbous tip and large opening.

*must be taken apart inside pan or else not sterile

Poole Suction Tip

used for suctioning and aspirating, can be reusable, has 2 components, outer sheath and the inner cannula.

*must be taken apart inside pan

Weitlaner Retractor

used for retracting and exposing, self-retaining finger release instrument with a ratchet release device on the shanks, which holds them open in the wound. The tip has 3 outward curved prongs, on one side and 4 on the other side that may be sharp or dull.

Gelpi Retractor

used for retracting and exposing, self retaining small spreader suitable for looking into a cavity. there are 2 blades hinged in the middle, when seperated they turn down at right angles at their tips and are bowed towards each other so they push the incision apart.

Army Navy Retractor

used for retracting and exposing, it is a handheld retractor with broad blades, normally used for cases with big muscle tissue.

Suture Scissors

used for cutting or dissecting, these hold the suture while the wound is being closed.

Goulet Retractor

Richardson Retractor

used for retracting and exposing, it is a handheld retractor with a handle and a long shaft with a wide hook, none as a blade, at the end. Normally used for deep tissue or thick tissue.

Cushing Vein Retractor

used for retracting and exposing, it is more of a light weight tool due to its fenetrating handle, it is used to pull veins out of the way without damaging, also to pull other small tissues away.

Kelly

used for grasping or clamping, most basic clamp out there.

Kocher/Ochner

used to grasp. Used to grab fiberous tissue or the fascia, can hold skin up so doctor can sew equally.

Large Deaver

used to retracting and exposing, it has a deep cutout meaning you can go deeper with this tool to spread whatever the doctor needs out of the way, if its abdominal surgery he will need the intestines moved out of the way. Also is very bendable

Right Angle Mixter/Gemini Right Angle

used to clamp, occlude, and dissect tissue. might also be used to place a tie, or vessell loop under and around a tubular structure, allowing the surgeon to pull up whatever it is he needs.

Allis

used for lifting, holding, and retracting slippery tissue that is being removed.

Hemostat

used to stop bleeding, they have a function where you can just hold them and they become locked. The locking mechanism is typically a series of interlocking teeth, a few on each handle.

Clip Appliers/Ligaclip