Surgical Tech Instruments

Backhaus Penetrating Towel clip

Non penetrating towel clip

Jake clamp

Halstead Mosquito clamp

Hemostat clamp

Kelly clamp

Larger size variation of hemostat with similar function for grasping larger tissues or vessels.

Rochester-pean clamp

Heavy style instrument, horizontal serrations full length of jaw, for clamping large heavy segments of tissue for homeostasis.

sawtel tonsil clamp

pennington clamp

babcock clamp

lahey thyroid clamp

allis clamp

Allis-Adair clamp

mixter right angle clamp

Kocher clamp

Traumatic toothed clamp used to hold tissue that will be removed.

Allen intestinal clamp

Looks like a Kocher clamp, but the serrations from from box lock to tip

Heaney Hysterectomy Clamp

Two ridges

Heaney-Ballantine hysterectomy clamp

One ridge and serrations go horizontal

Zeppelin Clamp

Deep grove in jaw that interlocks

Doyen intestinal clamp

To control bleeding temporarily during GI surgery

Schroeder uterine Tenaculum clamp

Can be single or double toothed

Bozeman Uterine Dressing Forceps

Kidney pedicle clamp

Curved jaw

Forester ring forceps

Hulka clamp

clamp used to stabilize cervix and manipulate uterine fundus

Randall Stone Forceps

Angled Debakey Vascular Clamp

Satinsky vena cava clamp

Lane Bone-holding forceps

Lowman bone holding forceps

3 graspers

Lowman-Lambert bone holding forceps

4 graspers

Alligator Forceps

Retrieve things from hard to reach places since it's so small

Debakey Bulldog Clamp

Used for clamping off the flow in a vessel

Knapp Iris scissors

Used for incising and dissecting the iris.

Metzenbaum scissors

Fine blades with blunt or pointed tips

Stevens Tenotomy scissors

Cooley scissors

used in cardiovascular surgeries; cuts fine tissue in small spaces. Long and skinny

Curved Mayo Scissors

Used for cutting dense tissue (fascia, uterus, linea alba) or suture. Let the curve work for you (better visibility while cutting and mobility)

Mayo scissors

Jorgenson gallbladder scissors

Aka right angle scissors

Wire Scissors

Lister bandage scissors

used to remove dressings; blunt triangle blade designed to push skin away as the tip is slipped under material; angled to allow fingers to get under scissors

Potts- smith (cardiovascular) scissors

Blades are at an angle for vascular tissues

Dietrich Scissors

Smaller then the Potts Smith, used for coronary vessels.

Blade angle is variable.

backbiter scissors

Cuts in reverse

Potts Spring scissors

Castro-Viejo corneal scissors

Heaney Needle Holder

Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder

To drive suture needles through tissue that requires suturing and to assist in tying sutures

Ryder Needle Holder

Narrow cross-serrated tips used for tiny needles

Castro-Viejo Needle Holder

Used for delicate surgery with small needles.

Gallbladder trocar w/suction port

Frazier suction tip w/stylet

thumb control for increase/decrease suction, Stylet used for removing clogs from Tip

(available in a disposable model)

Sarns suction tip

Disposable plastic tip

Andrews-Pynchon suction tip

Used for suctioning fluids to aid in exposure

Yankauer suction tip

Poole abdominal suction tip w/guard

Suction tubing

Bishop Harmon tissue forceps

Adson tissue pickups without teeth

Adson tissue pickups with teeth

Brown-Adson tissue pickups

Rat tooth tissue forceps

tweezer-like, non-locking instruments used to grasp tissue( small teeth )

Russian tissue pick ups

smooth tissue pick ups

DeBakey vascular tissue pick ups

Ferris-Smith Tissue pick ups

Very big teeth, (2 names)

Bonney tissue pick-ups

Brown tissue pick ups

Potts-Smith tissue pick ups

Gerald tissue pickups

Cushing bayonet tissue pick-ups

Jameson muscle hook retractor

Joseph single skin hook retractor

Cottle double skin hook retractor

Senn rake retractor

Ragnell retractor

Retracting and Exposing. Hand held double ended, blunt on both ends; superficial wound exposure

Murphy retractor

Smooth handle; Both sharp and dull; exposing Superficial wounds; handheld

Volkman rake retractor

Has two handles above the rear drop handle

Israel rake retractor

Used for retracting large amounts of tissue that usually does not involve bone

Bone Hook

to grasp bone in order to apply traction during orthopedic surgery (handheld)

Cushing vein retractor

Hohmann retractor

Chandler retractor

Retracting tissue away from bone, fans out at tip

Goelet retractor

Giant staple lookalike

Hasson S retractor

Army-Navy retractor

Eastman retractor

Retracting anterior vaginal wall

Richardson retractor

Appendectomy retractor

Meyerding retractor

Heaney right angle retractor

Deaver retractor

Harrington retractor

ribbon malleable retractor

Rochlear retractor

Looks like a shoe horn

Cottle nasal speculum

Used for retracting the nares for visualization

Hurd Tonsil Dissector and Pillar Retractor

Love nerve root retractor

Two people are in "love"

Green Goiter Retractor