bougie (BOO-zhe)
slender, flexible instrument for exploring and dilating tubes
cannula (KAN-u-lah)
tube enclosing a trocar that allows escape of fluid or air after removal of the trocar
clamp
instrument used to compress tissue
curet (curette) (KU-ret)
spoon-shaped instrument for removing material from the wall of a cavity or other surface
elevator (EL-eh-va-tor)
instrument for lifting tissue or bone
Forceps (FOR-seps)
instrument for holding or extracting
Gigli saw (JE-yle)
flexible wire saw
hemostat (HE-mo-stat)
small clamp for stopping blood flow from a vessel
rasp
surgical file
retractor (re-TRAK-tor)
instrument used to maintain exposure by separating a wound and holding back organs or tissues
rongeur (ron-ZHUR)
gouge forceps
scalpel (SKAL-pel)
surgical knife with a sharp blade
Scissors (SIZ-ors)
a cutting instrument with two opposing blades
Sound (sownd)
instrument for exploring a cavity or canal
trocar (TRO-kar)
sharp pointed instrument contained in a cannula used to puncture a cavity