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INSTRUMENTS
TOWEL CLAMP
Towel clamp
used to maintain surgical towels and drapes in the
correct position during an operation
Allis clamp
Use- for Grasping. Often used for grasping soft tissue such as
breast tissue or bowel tissue
Found in minor and major packs
Needle holder
Used to hold a suturing needle for
closing wounds during suturing and
surgical procedures.
Bladder Retractor
Scalpel Holder
Holds scalpel blade
Acts as a handle
Metzenbaum Scissors
- Metz
Use - Cutting
- The most common scissors use for cutting tissue.
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Basic Instruments
OTHER INSTRUMENTS
Depending on the type of surgery to
be performed
Babcock
Use - Grasping
For grasping soft tissue or
bowel.
Mixter
They are most frequently used for
clamping,dissection, or grasping
tissue.
Mixter Right AngleForcepsare
available in multiple lengths and
have serrations the entire length of
the jaw.
Richardson Retractor
Use : used to retract deep abdominal or chest incisions.
Available in multiple sizes as well as single and double
ended. This is one of the most common general
surgery retractors.
Balfour retractor
Used to hold open abdominal
incisions during a laparotomy.
Weitlaner selfretaining
designed for use in the following surgical
specialties: peripheral vascular surgery
in the carotid, subclavian, femoral,
popliteal and tibial regions. Spinal surgery
in the cervical and lumbar regions.
Orthopedic surgery in shoulder and hip
procedures. General surgery for inguinal
hernia, appendectomy and many minor
procedures
Vein retractor
Curved crile
Curved Rochester-Pean
Forceps
Tenaculum
Used to grasp and hold tissues. Also used to hold
tissues steady for surgical procedures, to hold
tissues out of the way, or to grasp tissues for the
purpose of manipulating them
Polyp forcep
Used to grasp. Used in D&C surgery
Pratt dilators
used to widen the opening of the
cervix. Used in surgeries on genitalia
Deaver
Used for Retracting
Available in multiple widths and common to many
surgical trays for general, orthopedic and GYN surgery.
Uterine curette
used to remove tissue or growths from a body
cavity. This uterine curette is inserted into the
uterine cavity and the wall of the cavity is
scraped.
Gelpi
Used to retract usually on a spine
surgery
Kocher Clamp
Used to control bleeding. It is straight
haemostat with interlocking teeth on the tip
Surgical instruments
Cutting and Dissecting
Grasping and Clamping
Retracting
Probing and Dilating
Scalpel Holder
Holds scalpel blade
Acts as a handle
#7, #3, #4
(left to right)
Scaplel grips
Fingertip gripapplying downward
pressure from
index for skin
incision
Pencil grip-motion
comes from the
thumb and index
for precise
incisions
Suture scissors
Straight Mayo scissors - Used to cut suture and
supplies. Also known as: Suture scissors.
Suture Scissors
Tissue scissors
Sharp/Sharp Scissors
Used to cut and dissect tissue
Both blade tips are sharp
Tissue scissors
Sharp/Blunt Scissors
Used to cut and dissect fascia and muscle
One blunt tip and one sharp tip
Tissue scissors
Curved Blunt/Blunt
Scissors
Both blade tips are blunt
Can be curved or
straight-
Amputation instruments
Special cutting instruments used in
amputations for muscle and bone
Amputation saw
Amputation knife
Amputation instruments
Gigli saw-used for
cutting the bone
Percy amputation
retractor
Towel Clamp
Towel Clamp
Doyen towel clamp
English towel
clamp
Sponge Forceps
Transfer Forceps
Forceps
Anatomical forceps
Used to hold tissue in place when applying
sutures
Used to gently move tissues out of the way
during exploratory surgery
Used to insert packing into or remove
objects from deep cavities
Forceps
Surgical forceps
Used for grasping and
holding tissue, muscle or
skin surrounding a wound
Single toothed on one
side; fits between two
teeth on the other side
Available as 1x2 or
2x3 or 3x4
Inca o pensa fina
(vasculara)
Forceps
DeBakey vascular
forceps-used for
delicate handling
of tissue in
vascular surgery
Forceps grasping
Pencil grip for
grasping and
manipulating
tissues
Clamps
Pean clamp used
grasping various
tissues and
clamping blood
vessels. It has
serrated blades.
Clamps
Mosquito
Halsted
Clamps
A Kocher is used to grasp heavy tissue. May
also be used as a clamp. The jaws may be
straight or curved with serrated blades and
interlocking teeth at the tips.
Clamps
A Miculicz is used to grasp heavy tissue. May
also be used as a clamp. The jaws are curved
with serrated edges only on the tips and
interlocking teeth.
Dissection instruments
Disector (right
angle clamp)- a 90
degree tip angle
clamp used for
dissecting tissues
and maneuvering
threads with
serrated blades
Special clamps
Museux clamp-for
grasping the uterus
Special clamps
Schrodder Braunsimilar to Museux,
for gynecological
procedures
Special clamps
Dartigue
entire uterus
Special clamps
Lovelace clamp-for
grasping and
maneuver of the
lung
Special Clamps
A Collin clamp (en
coeur, ringed
gallbladder ) is used
for grasping and
mobilizing structures
(gallbladder, breast,
hemorrhoids)
Special Clamps
A Babcock is used to grasp delicate tissue
(intestine, fallopian tube, ovary). Available in
short and long sizes.
Special clamps
Desjardin forceps-for grasping and
extraction of stones (gallblader,
kidney)
Special clamps
Hemostatic clamps
Kelly Hemostat
Used to clamp small vessels or hold tissue
Jaws are partially serrated
Curved or straight
Vascular surgery
Hemostatic clamps
Dietrich bulldog
clamp
Debakey vascular
clamp
Hemostatic clamps
A hemoclip applier with hemoclips applies
metal clips onto blood vessels and ducts which
will remain occluded.
Manual retractors
Wolkman retractor-for
retracting the SKIN edges
after initial incision
Manual retractors
Farabeuf retractorvarious tissue/organ
retractor
Langenbeck
retractor
Manual retractors
Israel retractor
Manual retractors
Allison lung
retractor-for
retracting the lung
in cardiothoracic
surgeries
Abdominal manualRetractors
Doyen abdominal
retractor, it comes
in various lenghts
and sizes
Retractors
A malleable or ribbon retractor (manual) is
used to retract deep wounds. May be bent to
various shapes.
Autostatic retractors
A Weitlaner retractor (self-retaining) is used to
retract shallow incisions.
Autostatic retractors
Finochetto-used in
thoracotomy
Autostatic retractors
Gosset-in pelvic surgery
Autostatic retractors
A Balfour with bladder blade (self-retaining) is
used to retract wound edges during deep
abdominal procedures.
Autostatic retractors
Thompson retractor
Doyen probe
Nasal Speculum
Used to spread nostrils
during examination
Anoscope
Suturing instruments
Skin clips
Clip forceps
Needle holders
Suture materials
(needle and
thread)
Needle holders
Mathieu
Hegar
Baraquer
Position of needle
Angled at 45
degrees
In the middle
1/3-rd of the
needle
Types of needles
Hagedon
Bassini
Atraumatic
Intestinal
Straight
Bassini-cutting
edge, regular
eyed, half circle
Types of needles
Non traumaticround, taper
point, drill ended
Types of needles
Straight-used for
intradermic
sutures
Needles
Deschamps
Reverdin
Needles-ligature conductors
Used for guiding
the needles in
suturing, to
avoid other
tissue damage
Mechanical suture
Linear stapler
Circular stapler
Bone surgery
Chisel and
mallet
Periosteal
elevator Doyen,
Semb
Rib-cutting
shears (Geitz)
Bone-cutting
Forceps-Luer
Volkman curette
Periosteal elevator
Doyen
Semb
Rib shears
Geitz rib shearsfor cutting ribs in
thoracotomy
Bone-cutting forceps
Luer
Stille-Luer
Curette
Wolkmann-
Kramer splint
Flexible, used for
temporary
imobilisation