GENERAL SANTOS DOCTORS’ MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION, INC.

BULAONG, WEST, GENERAL SANTOS CITY, PHILIPPINES

SURGICAL
INSTRUMENTS
PREPARED BY: QUEEN CLERK S. VILLARTE

NCM114 RLE
TABLE OF CONTENT

I CUTTING INSTRUMENTS

II GRASPING INSTRUMENTS

III GRASPING/ CLAMPING

ACCESSORY
IV INSTRUMENTS

V RETRACTORS
CUTTING INSTRUMENTS


METZENBAUM

SCISSORS
These are used

for tissue
dissection &
are delicate.
Tips are curved
for easy use.

MAYO

SCISSORS
These are
used to cut
suture
materials when
suturing, might
be straight or
curved.
 BLADE

HANDLES

OR SCALPEL
A metal handle
with a range of
single use
sterile blade
used for incising
the skin & for
sharp
dissection.

GRASPING INSTRUMENTS

 TISSUE

FORCEPS
These are

used for
precision
holding. It is
used to pick up
delicate tissue
for suturing.
 THUMB

FORCEPS
These are

used to
grasp tough
tissue
(fascia,
breast
 ADSON

FORCEPS

WITH TEETH
These are
used for many
heavy duties
clasping such
as w/ the skin
& suturing.
 ADSON

PICK-UPS
Used to grasp
delicate
tissue
(Smooth).

GRASPING/ CLAMPING
INSTRUMENTS
BOBCOCK
Used to
grasp
delicate
tissue
(Ovary).

 KOCHER
Used to
grasp
heavy
tissue
(Ovary). It
may also
be use as
a clamp.

STRAIGHT

CLAMP
It is used to
clamp off
superficial
arteries,
vessels on the
muscle layers
& an all-
purposes
hemostat.
 ALLIS

FORCEPS
It is only used

on tissue
which will be
excised. It has
teeth to hold
tissue firmly
but can cause
damage
MOSQUITO

CLAMPS
It is used to

hold sutures
aside for
pedia
patients..
 TOWEL

CLIPS
These are

used to keep
towels w/c
restricts the
surgical field
attached to
the patient.
ACCESSORY INSTRUMENTS
 NEEDLE

HOLDER
It is used to

hold suture
needles firmly
& push them
through tissue
and used to
secure scalpel
blades to
handles.
RETRACTORS
MALLEABLE
OR RIBBON
RETRACTOR

Used to
retract deep
incisions;
may be bent
to various
shapes.
 BALFOUR
WITH BLADDER
BLADE (SELF
RETAINING)

Used to
retract wound
edges during
deep
abdominal
procedures.

 DEAVER
RETRACTOR

It is used to

retract deep
abdominal or
chest
incisions and
available in
various
widths.
RICHARDSON
RETRACTOR

It is used to
pull layers of
tissues aside
in deep
abdominal or
chest
incisions to
better
visualize the
surgery site.
ARMY-NAVY
RETRACTOR

It is held in
one end to
shallow or
superficial
incisions