Allis
Used to hold tissues and can be used as a retractor. Use caution as it can cause tissue damage.
Mayo-Hegar needle driver
Used to drive suture needles through tissue.
Rochester-Pean forceps
Used to clamp blood vessels or large tissue bundles
#3 knife handle
Mayo Scissors
Used to cut through tissue; fasica, straight or curved.
Halsted Mosquito Hemostats
Used to clamp small vessels. Jaw forms a small point.
Kelly Hemostats
Used to clamp small to medium- sized blood vessels. Only the distal half of the jaws contain transverse grooves.
Crile Hemostats
Used to clamp small to medium- sized blood vessels.
Babcock Tissue Forceps
Used to grasp delicate tissue without damaging it (i.e. intestines, uterus, etc.)
Bard-Parker Handle #3
most useful for small animal surgery
detachable blades #10, 11, 12, and 15
Bard-Parker Handle #4
most commonly used for large animal surgeries
detachable blades #20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25
No. 20 blade
mostly used in large animal procedures
fits handles #4 or #8
No. 15 blade
used for small or very precise incision or curved incisions. Commonly used for declaw in cats
fits handle #3
No. 11 blade
used to puncture; fine point
fits handle #3
No. 12 blade
fits handle #3
No. 23 blade
mostly used in large animal procedures
fits handles #4 or #8
No. 10 blade
used for general procedures; most common blade
fits handle #3
Lister bandage scissors
used to remove bandages and other dressings; blunt triangle blade designed to push skin away as the tip is slipped under material; angled to allow fingers to get under scissors
Scissors
Instruments designed to cut tissue, suture wire or bandage material
Suture Scissors
designed to move sutures from incision line
Wire cutting Scissors
used in orthopedic procedures to cut wire
~compact blades
~4 3/4 inches long
~serrated surface
Olsen-Hegar Needle Holder
to drive suture needles through tissue that requires suturing and to assist in tying sutures. can cut the suture as well
Needle Holder
Hold curved suture needles during suturing
Perform suture ties
Thumb Forceps
Special tissue forceps
Hold and easily release tissue with a simple finger motion (tweezers)
Rat-tooth thumb forceps
To grasp skin and other dense tissues so as to place sutures. Can cause extensive damage to delicate tissue.
Adson Thumb Forceps
- used to GRASP TISSUE in suturing
- usually in 4 inch lengths
- manufactured with or without teeth
Brown- Adson Thumb Forceps
Preferred skin thumb forceps. Broad and inter-meshing tips give "delicate" grip ideal for fascia/skin/connective tissue.
Backhaus Towel Clamps
used to attach towels and drapes to the pt. and pointed tips that curve and join like ice tongs
retractors
surgical instrument used for holding back skin, fat or muscle to provide good visibility of the surgical site
Hemostatic Forceps
used to stop bleeding by crushing tissue and vessels.
Scapel
a surgical knife used to make incisions.
dressing forceps
Very long hemostats.
Can be used to pack orifices or handle contaminated bandage dressings
Tissue Forcep
used for grasping portions of tissue. Maintain the hold with the use of ratchet device on the handle. Designed for little of no tissue trauma.
Rochester Carmalt Forcep
Used to clamp tissue bundles that contain blood vessels. Longitudinal grooves and cross grooves at the tip.
Senn Retractor
used to hold back tissue from the surgical wound. 1 smooth blade, 1 blade with 3 sharp or blunt prongs
Snook Hook
Used for spays, hand held. Exposes the horn of the uterus
Gelpi Retractor
maintain wound exposure during general, orthopedic and neurosurgery
Metzenbaum DIssecting Scissors
Uses- cutting delicate tissue
Iris Scissors
Used for intraocular tissue. Sharp points
Wire cutting scissors
Cutting wire sutures, serrated side.
Rochester-Ochsner forceps
Used in orthopedic and large animal surgery
Ferguson Angiotribe forceps
Tough tissue bundles
Roeder towel clamps
bead or ball attached to jaws to prevent towel from slipping toward the box lock of the forceps.
Army-Navy retractor
Double-ended, smooth blade used to retract skin, fat, and muscle.
Malleable retractor
thin metal easily bent to desired shape.
Weitlaner retractor
Blunt prongs face out to hold tissue edges open. used in medium to large sized operative site.
Wilson rib spreaders
Used to retract ribs during thoracic procedures.
Balfour retractor
Provides increased exposure of abdominal cavity.