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

• 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

ET tube