Differentiating Surgical Instruments: Surgical instruments Flashcards
College: First year
Foerster Sponge Forceps
Alias: sponge stick
Use: To hold Raytec sponge
Right Angle
Alias: Mixter, Gemini
Use: clamping tissue, grasping ligature around a curve.
Babcock (short or Long)
Alias: Babcock intestinal forceps
Use: grasping delicate tissue such as Fallopian tube.
Kelly hemostatic clamp
Alias: none
Use: clamping large blood vessels or tissue.
Kocher
Alias: ochsner, Rochester-Ochsner
Use: grasping heavy tissue
Allis (short & long)
Alias: none
Use: grasping organs or tissue during removal.
Tonsil
Alias: Schnidt, tonsil snap
Use: clamping tissue, holding tonsil sponge or tie.
Lahey
Alias: lahey Goiter forceps, Lahey thyroid tenaculum
Use: grasping tissue during removal.
Mayo-Hegar needle holder
Alias: heavy needle holder/ driver
Use: holding heavy suture needles.
Straight Mayo scissors
Alias: suture scissors
Use: cutting suture, dressings, & drains.
Curved Mayo scissors
Alias: heavy scissors
Use: cutting/dissecting heavy tissue or muscle.
Metzenbaum scissors
Alias: Metz
Use: cutting/dissecting delicate tissue.
Hemostat (straight or curved)
Alias: Crile hemostatic clamp
Use: clamping blood vessels or tissue.
Non-penetrating towel clip
Alais: Lorna, Edna
Use: securing drapes, suction, cords to drapes
Penetrating towel clip
Alais: backhaus towel clamp
Use: securing towels, holding/reducing bone fragments.