Instruments

TOWEL CLAMPS!

Left = Backhaus

Right = Roeder

Rat tooth thumb forceps = secure, yet delicate grip on tissues

Debakey thumb forceps = smooth surface, handle viscera/delicate tissues

Brown-Adson thumb forceps = minimal trauma to hold tissues securely

Mayo scissors = cut heavy tissues

Metzenbaum scissors = cut delicate tissues

Mayo-Hegar needle holders

Olsen-Hegar needle holders

Kelly tissue forceps = transverse serrations

Crile tissue forceps = transverse serrations

Allis tissue forceps = firmly grasp tissue to be removed from body

Doyen tissue forceps = intestinal noncrishing

Babcock tissue forceps = more delicate than allis tissue

Oschner tissue forceps = tough, dense tissues

Balfour retractor = abdomen

Finochietto retractor = thorax

Gelpi retractor = self-retaining

Senn retractor = sharp, hand-held

Carmalts = larger crushing forceps

Frazier suction tip

Yankauer suction tip

Poole suction tip

Top = scalpel handle 4

Bottom = scalpel handle 3