SX And AX instruments

Mayo Hegar needle holders

Mayo hegar needle holders

criss crossed patten specific for gripping metal needles to best run suture. “Man I wish i had scissors” does not have scissors.

Olsen Hegar Needle scissors.

Olsen hegar needle holders.

Jaws with a criss crossed pattern specific for gripping needles to suture. has built in scissors for easy accessibility.

Derf Needle Holders

Derf needle holders

Small, rough jaw, used to hold metal in procedures with small patients, special studies, or extraocular procedures.

Mayo dissecting scissors

Mayo dissecting scissors

Has thick blades, Used to cut large muscle masses, cartilage, or other non-delicate tissues.

Metzenbaum Scissors

Metzenbaum Scissors

long shaft, thin blades, used on delicate dissections.

Iris Scissors

Iris scissors

Small presice blades, used for ophthalmic and soft tissue surgery.

Littauer Scissors

Littauer scissors

Suture removal scissors, Have a blade in the shape of a hook to cradle suture and cut it to remove safely.

lister scissors

Lister scissors

Bandage scissors, one blunted edge, used to safely remove bandages or wrapping from a patient with a reduced risk of cutting the skin.

Brown adson tissue forceps

Brown adson tissue forceps

very narrow tips with two parallel rows of nine teeth on each tip. Used on tissue being removed.

Rat tooth thumb forceps

Rat tooth thumb forceps

Two teeth on one tip and one tooth on the other. used to semi-traumatically hold tissue.

DeBakey Thoracic thumb tissue forceps

DeBakey Thoracic Thumb Tissue Forceps

Atraumatic, used on delicate tissue, has no teeth, has a groove pattern. Used in thoracic, vasculature, and neurologic procedures.

Allis Tissue forceps

Allis Tissue Forceps

Teeth in a 3×4 or 4×5 pattern. used to grab tissue traumatically- tough tissue or tissue being removed from the body. “Alice is malice”

Desmarres Chalazion forceps

Desmarres Chalazion Forceps

ring and a circle with a screw to keep open. used in ophthalmic procedures to keep the eyelids in place so the globe is not damaged when removing eyelid growths.

Babcock Intestinal forceps

Babcock intestinal forceps

striations and a looped edge on the tip, clamps tissue atraumatically, does not compromise blood flow so leaves the tissue viable within the body.

Doyen Intestinal forceps

Doyen intestinal forceps

long jaws that come to a point, no teeth, used to clamp tissues atraumatically so the tissue can remain viable within the body. leaves blood flow uncompromised.

Halsted Mosquito hemostatic forceps

Halsted mosquito hemostatic forceps

small jaws with horizontal striations that go the entire length of the tip. used to clamp small vessels.

Ferguson Angiotribe forceps

Ferguson Angiotribe forceps

one raised jaw and one recessed jaw, deep groove between jaws, strong and traumatic, used to clamp vessels and tissues of any size that does not need to remain viable in the body.

crile hemostatic forceps

crile hemostatic forceps

striations extend the length of the jaw, used to clamp medium sized vessels or small tissue masses.

kelly hemostatic forceps

Kelly hemostatic forceps

wide horizontal striations extending half the jaw, used to clamp medium vessels or small tissue masses.

Rochester Oshner hemostatic forceps

Rochester Oshner hemostatic forceps

horizontal striations, tip has two teeth on one side and one tooth on the other. used for clamping large muscle, tissues, or vessels.

Rochester-Pean hemostatic forceps

Rochester-pean hemostatic forceps

large, has horizontal striations that extend the length of the jaw. used to clamp large muscles, tissues, or vessels.

Rochester-Carmalt Hemostatic forceps

Rochester-Carmalt Hemostatic forceps

has horizontal and vertical striations, long with jaws taking up almost half the jaw. used to clamp large vessels or tissue masses.

backhaus towel clamp

Backhaus towel clamp

has penetrating tips and a ringed handle, used to secure sterile drapes.

Jones towel clamp

Jones towel clamp

penetrating tips with a squeeze handle mechanism. Used to hold sterile drapes down on smaller patients. these are delicate and more light weight.

Senn retractor

Senn Retractor

double ended hand held retractor. one end is narrow and blunted the other is toothed and traumatic. used to deflect tissue from area being worked on.

Us army retractor

US army retractor

no teeth, causes very little trauma, holds tissue from area being worked on.

Spay hook

spay hook

Used to find and separate the uterine horns during an ovariohysterectomy..

Weltlaner retractor

Weltlaner retractor

self retaining, deflect tissue from a specific area. has blunt or sharp teeth and is used in orthopedic or soft tissue surgery.

gelpi retractor

Gelpi retractor

self retaining, single sharp point at tip, traumatic, used in ortho and neurologic surgery.

Balfour retractor

Balfour retractor

self retaining, used in abdominal surgery, retracts tissues bilaterally and cranially.

Yankauer Suction Tip

Yankauer suction tip

general purpose suction tip, single tube.

poole suction tip

Poole suction tip

has many small holes, used to remove fluid without removing tissue as well.

frazier suction tip

Frazier suction tip

single thin tube with a thumb hole to control the amount of suction, used in orthopedic and neurologic surgeries.

Roungers

Roungers

Sharp end, cup tips, squeeze handle, used to break up bone for grafting purposes or remove unnecessary bone.

Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

squeeze and spring action with cutting tips. Used to remove small pieces of bone.

Kern bone holding forceps

Kern bone holding forceps

Have serrated tips, used to hold bone pieces together.

Freer Periosteal elevator

Freer periosteal elevator

double sided with a scoop on both ends. used to elevate the periosteum to place implants or fix a fracture.

mallet

Mallet

used to drive chisels, gouges, or osteotomes into bone or to firmly seat implants during joint replacement.

Gigli wire

Gigli wire

Braided steel wire, g16-30 used for long term implants.

Jacobs hand chuck and key

Jacob hand chuck and key

hand held drill (chuck), T shaped piece that tightens into the drill (key), used in orthopedic procedures.

intramedullary pins

Intramedullary pins

range in size, have smooth or threaded ends, used to stabilize fractures or specific soft tissue in orthopedic procedures.