Embalming Armamentarium & Equipment

Operator Safety Equipment

Eyewash station, drench shower, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Preparation Room Walls

Insulated against noise and odor, constructed with glazed masonry block or ceramic tile.

Preparation Room Flooring Materials

Must withstand heavy traffic and static weight; includes clay/ceramic tile, vinyl tile, asphalt tile, epoxy, and paint.

Biohazard Management

Proper handling and disposal of sharps and waste materials.

Plumbing and Exhaust Requirements

Requires monitored room air changes, backflow prevention, and copper or PVC lines for supply and drain.

Plumbing Placement Specs

Located over the waste sink with hot and cold lines about 4 ft above table level.

Plumbing Maintenance Features

Conveniently accessible cleanout points, waste lines, removable panels, and ceiling tiles.

Injection Equipment (Historical & Mechanical)

Includes autoclaves, cold sterilizers, pressure machines, gravity injectors, hand pumps, and bulb syringes.

Vessel Manipulation and Aspiration Tools

Includes scalpels, hydro aspirators, electric aspirators, and cavity fluid injectors.

Incision Spreaders and Retractors

Tools like dissecting tenaculums and variable-tension separators made of steel or nylon.

Periosteal Elevator

Includes Freer's elevator, categorized by design, size, and function.

Stopcocks and Hub Types

Hub connections include threaded, slip, and Luer-Lok.

Arterial Fixation Forceps

Surgical instruments available in straight and curved designs.

Drainage and Injection Hardware

Includes hypodermic needles, trocars, grooved directors, pit-cocks, Y-fittings, and drainage tubes.

Scissors Point Variations

Classified as blunt-blunt, blunt-sharp, and sharp-sharp.

Hemostats (Lock Forceps)

Includes Rochester-Pean's, Rochester-Oschner's, mosquito forceps, enterotomes, and shears.

Tissue and Needle Forceps

Includes Adson rat-tooth forceps, spring forceps, towel clamps, and electric spatulas.

Trocar Anatomy

Consists of a handle, barrel, point, shoulder, and foot.

Suture Needle Features

Features cutting edges or round points, spring or regular eyes, swaged options, and various sizes.

Restorative Art Sundries

Includes eyecaps, mouth/expression formers, and nasal/nasopharyngeal supports.

Embalming Chemical Categories

Preservatives, disinfectants, bleaches, solvents, cauterants, additives, and sundry chemicals.

Adhesives and Closure Materials

External and internal glues, cements, cotton, gauze, roll tape, and Webril.

Adaptive and Protective Supplies

Includes pouches, plastics, garments, and lintless preparation towels.

Control System and Stock Management

Involves maintaining an adequate fluid supply, on-hand stock, containment, and regulatory accessibility.