BASIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WEITLANER retractor (self-retaining) – retract shallow incisions
4 CATEGORIES IF INSTRUMENTS:
RETRACTING AND OCCLUDING
To retract organs/tissue to gain exposure to the operative site.
DEAVER retractor – used to retract deep abdominal or chest incisions.
GELPI retractor(self-retaining) retract shallow incisions.
RICHARDSON retractor - retract deep abdominal or chest incision
BALFOUR with BLADDER BLADE – retract wound edges during deep
ARMY-NAVY RETRACTOR - retract shallow or superficial incisions
abdominal procedures
GOULET – retract shallow or superficial incisions.
MALLEABLE or RIBBON – retract deep wounds
CUTTING AND DISSECTING
Sharp and are used to cut body tissue or surgical supplies CLAMPING AND OCCLUDING
7 HANDLE W/ 15 BLADE (deep knife) – cut deep, delicate tissues Used to compress blood vessels or hollow organs for hemostasis or prevent
3 HANDLE W/ 10 BLADE (inside knife) – cut superficial tissues spillage of contents
4 HANDLE WITH 2 BLADE
HEMOSTAT – clamp blood vessels or tag sutures.
MOSQUITO – Clamp small blood vessels.
STRAIGHT MAYO SCISSORS – cut suture and supplies. Aka suture
scissors KELLY – clamp larger vessels and tissue
CURVED MAYO SCISSORS – cut heavy tissue
BURLISHER – clamp deep blood vessels.
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RIGHT ANGLE – clamp hard to reach vessels and place sutures behind or
METZENBAUM SCISSORS – cut delicate tissue. around a vessel.
HEMOCLIP APPLIER W HEMOCLIPS – applies metal clips onto blood FOERSTER SPONGE STICK aka sponge forcep – to grasp sponges.
vessels
BACKHAUS TOWEL CLIP aka towel clip – to hold towels and drapes in
GRASPING AND HOLDING place.
Used to hold tissue, drapes, or sponges.
ALLIS – to grasp tissue
DISSECTOR – to hold a peanut. (Peanut – small cotton ball.)
BABCOCK – to grasp delicate tissue (intestine, fallopian tube, ovary)
PICK UPS, THUMB FORCEPS, AND TISSUE FORCEPS – available in
various lengths. With or without teeth, and smooth or serrated jaws.
KOCHER – to grasp heavy tissue.
ADSON PICK UPS – (smooth)to grasp delicate tissue; or (with teeth) to
grasp the skin
RUSSIAN TISSUE FORCEPS – to grasp tissue MAYO-HEGAR NEEDLE HOLDERS – to
hold needles when suturing (can be placed in
sewing category.
DRESSING FORCEPS – long smooth pick-ups. Short smooth pick-ups –
to grasp delicate tissue. SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
SPONGE FORCEPS – jaws are serrated; used to hold gauze
squares/sponge to mop up the surgical site.
DEBAKEY FORCEPS – to grasp delicate tissue particularly in
cardiovascular surgery
TRANSFER FORCEPS – when sterile, transfer forceps; arrange on sterile
tray and transfer items to sterile field.
THUMB FORCEPS – to grasp tough tissue (fascia, breast)
SPLINTER FORCEPS – Fine tip for foreign object retrieval
o Single tooth
forceps – aka rat tooth forceps.
WALTER SPLINTER FORCEPS – very fine tip, spear-head design
NEEDLE HOLDER – to hold and pass a suturing needle through tissue.
1X2 TOOTHED TISSUE FORCEPS – used for grasping and holding
tissue, muscle, or skin surrounding a wound
TOWEL CLAMP – adds weight to drapes and towels to ensure they stay in
place.
PLAIN THUMB FORCEPS – to hold tissue in place when applying sutures.
Used to gently move tissues out of the way during exploratory surgery.
SKIN HOOK – flat end is a blunt retractor. Three-prong end may be sharp
CURVED MOSQUITO HEMOSTAT – to to dull. Used to retract small incisions or secure a skin edge for suturing.
compress bleeding vessels. Jaws are
serrated. To hold delicate tissue.
KELLY HEMOSTAT – to clamp vessels or hold tissue. IRIS SUTURE SCISSORS – used to remove sutures
VAGINAL SPECULUM – used during gynecological exam or procedure.
Dilates the opening of the vaginal cavity allowing the inspection of vagina
SCALPEL HOLDER – holds scalpel blade; acts as handle
and cervix.
LISTER BANDAGE SCISSORS – used to remove bandages and
dressings.
SCARP/BLUNT SCISSORS – used to cut and dissect fascia and muscle.
One tip is sharp, and one is blunt.
CURVED BLUNT SCISSORS – both blade tips are blunt. Curved or
straight
