Surgical Instruments

* transverse grooves on entire jaw
* named due to being smallest hemostat with a box lock
* used to clamp small capillaries or vessels
* 3 1/2 inches in length

hartman mosquito forceps

* used to clamp small vessels that must be occluded, crushed, or held in place
* transverse grooves on entire jaw
* 5 1/2 inches in length
* used in surgical packs for dogs and cats

halsted mosquito forceps

* used to occlude small uterine horns
* used to occlude small to medium blood vessels
* 6 1/2 or 7 1/4 inches in length
* transverse grooves on entire jaw

crile forceps

* used to occlude small to medium vessels
* transverse grooves only on top half of jaws
* 6 1/2 inches in length
* smooth area used to clamp tubing

kelly forceps

* used to clamp large tissue bundles
* tip is used to grasp and crush tissue
* first 1/4 of jaws has transverse and longitudinal grooves
* 6 1/4 to 12 inches long

rochester carmalt forceps

* used to clamp blood vessels or control large tissue bundles
* transverse grooves on entire jaw
* good crushing action
* 6 1/4 to 8 inches in length

rochester-péan forceps

* used to clamp blood vessels
* used to grasp tissue
* transverse grooves
* tips of jaws have teeth to prevent slipage
* 6 1/4 to 8 inches in length

rochester-ochsner forceps

* crushes and creates a fold in tissue
* included in spay packs
* one jaw has raised ridge, opposite has a groove
* 6 1/2 and 7 1/2 inches in length

ferguson angiotribe forceps

* used to grasp skin to place sutures
* can cause tissue damage
* teeth arrangements: 1x2, 2x3, 3x4, and 4x5
* 4 1/2 to 12 inches in length

rat-tooth forceps

* used on delicate tissue
* fine teeth: 1x2 and 2x3
* minimal trauma
* 4 3/4 inches in length

adson tissue forceps

* used to maneuver delicate tissue
* two rows of 9 teeth on each tine that interlock
* 4 3/4 inches in length

brown-adson tissue forceps

* used to grasp inanimate objects
* cause tissue damage
* transverse grooves
* 4 1/2 to 12 inches in length

dressing forceps

* atraumatic tissue forceps
* grasps soft tissue, blood vessels, and bowel
* 6-11 inches in length

debakey forceps

* holds tissue
* can cause damage
* has a box lock and jaws with small teeth (3x4, 4x5, or 5x6)
* DON’T use to grasp viscera
* 6 inches in length

allis tissue forceps

* grasp delicate tissue like intestines
* jaws curve out and grooves run parallel where the jaws meet
* light jaw compression
* 6 1/4 to 9 1/2 inches in length

babcock intestinal forceps

* handles sterile dressings
* used to apply final paint of Betadine to surgical site
* oval jaws can be smooth or serrated
* 7 and 9 1/2 inches in length

forester sponge-holding forceps

* secures drapes to patient’s skin
* sharply pointed tips
* has a box lock
* comes in 3 1/2 and 5 1/2 inch lengths

backhaus towel forceps

* secures drapes to patient
* tips curve and touch each other
* locks into place by pressure
* 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 inches in length

jones towel forceps

* #3 used in small animal surgery
* #4 and #8 used in large animal surgery

scalpel handles

* #10, 11 (puncture skin, open artery, and sever ligaments), 12 (lance abscess), and 15 fit #3 scalpel handle
* #20 and 23 fit onto #4 or #8 handles

scalpel blades

* retrieves uterine horn
* allows for small incision
* 8 inches in length
* flat, rounded hook

snook’s ovariectomy hook

* suture organs and vessels
* round from point to eye
* sizes 2 (largest) and decreased in increments of two to 20 (smallest)

half-circle taper-point suture needle

* suture skin, tendon, and ligaments
* triangular needle with cutting edge on all 3 sides or has flat cutting surface at tip that forms triangle closer to eye
* 1/2 and 3/4 inch diameters (small animal)
* 3 inches to 6 inches in length for large animals

half-circle cutting-edge suture needle

* sutures skin, tendons, and ligaments
* straight shaft that ends in half curve

half-curved cutting-edge suture needle

* sutures skin, tendons, and ligaments
* straight needle

keith’s abdominal suture needle

* suture skin on animals after necropsy
* suture large animal skin after abdominal surgery
* has cutting edge

postmortem needle

* drive suture needles through tissue
* assist in tying suture
* gold handle has a carbide insert that can be replaced if jaws lose gripping power
* 5 1/4, 6, 7, 8, 10 1/2, and 12 inches in length

mayo-hegar needle holder

* drives suture needles through tissue
* scissor blades set behind jaws
* cuts suture material
* 5 1/2, 6 1/2, or 7 1/2 inches in length

olson-hegar needle holder-scissors combination

* blunt-dissects or cuts soft tissue
* blades are 1 1/2 inches long with blunt or pointed tips
* blades are straight or curved
* blades are smooth or serrated
* 7 inches in length

metzenbaum scissors

* performs blunt dissection and cuts bulky connective tissue
* used in large animals
* 5 1/2 to 6 3/4 inches
* blades are straight, curved, smooth, or serrated

mayo scissors

* cut suture material or inanimate materials
* can be blunt-blunt, sharp-blunt, or sharp-sharp
* sharp-blunt most common
* straight or curved blades
* 4 1/2, 5, 5 1/2, and 6 inches

general operating scissors

* removes sutures in small animals
* tip of one blade has a small depression that can slip between suture material and skin
* 3 1/2 inches in length

straight spencer delicate - stitch scissors

* used to remove bandages
* 3 1/2 to 8 inches
* blunt end is designed to push skin out of the way

lister bandage scissors

* grasps and holds tongue atraumatically
* curved and 7 inches long
* rubber inserts can be replaced

young tongue - seizing forceps

* clamps rubber tubing without cutting it
* jaws are smooth

presbyterian hospital occluding forceps

* used to reach deep into body
* long narrow shaft with tiny grasping jaws (can be serrated or cross hatched)
* shafts can b 3 1/2, 5 1/2, 8, or 12 inches long

alligator forceps

* longitudinal serrated jaws
* 9 inches long
* curved or straight

doyen intestinal forceps

* hold opens a wound or incision
* good with smaller incisions and wounds
* 6 1/4 inches long
* 3 pronged curved sharp or blunt points

senn rake retractor

* maintains muscle retraction during orthopedic surgery
* prongs come in 3x4 configuration
* 4, 5 1/2, 6 1/2, 8, and 9 1/2 inches long
* 4 inches is called baby weitlaner

weitlaner retractor

* maintain wound exposure during general surgery, orthopedic, and neurosurgery
* 7 inches in length
* “pedifine” gelpi is smaller

gelpi retractor

* holds abdominal wall open for surgery
* all 3 blades can be adjusted
* overall length can vary

balfour retractor

* removes or break up small pieces of bone
* cups with sharp edges for jaws
* double action handles
* 6 to 7 1/2 inches long
* angled or straight jaws

ruskin rongeur

* scrapes bone
* cup with sharp edges
* cups may be oval or round
* 6 1/2 to 8 inches long
* Brun curette has one cup; the Volkmann has a cup on each end

bone curette

* heavy weight forceps used to hold bone and bone fragments for fixation
* comes with or without ratchet

kern bone holding forceps

* performs bone biopsies or drill small holes into skill or sinus

michel laminectomy trephine

* place pins into bone

intramedullary pin chuck

* considered a universal tip
* used for quick removal of fluids

yankauer suction tip

* clear debris and liquids from surgical site
* designed to avoid clogging

poole suction tip

* used during neuro or orthopedic surgery

frazier suction tip

* allows heartbeat to be heard
* inserted into esophagus until it rests beneath heart
* measure against the outside of the animal to determine how far to insert

esophageal stethoscope

* establish open airway to deliver anesthesia or oxygen
* cuff to inflate tube and seal tracheal opening

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