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
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.
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
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
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
dressing forceps
Very long hemostats.
Can be used to pack orifices or handle contaminated bandage dressings
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.
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.
Balfour retractor
Provides increased exposure of abdominal cavity.
Small Tips. Used to grasp small objects or removing items from small cavities
Alligator Forceps
Looks like a back scratcher. Retracts tough structures (bones and joints)
Volkman Refractor
Chest Spreader
Finochietto Retractor
Holds towel to patient. Non- Penetrating
Lorna Towel Clamp
Self-Retaining. Single, Sharp pointed tips tips turn out. Holds muscle open
Gelpi Retractor
Holds a blade
Scalpel Holder
Removes sutures. One end is curved.
Spencer Suture Scissors
It is made of thick metal. Cuts bandages
Lister Bandage Scissors
Used to hold sponge. Holes at the tips.
Sponge Forceps
Little teeth at the tips. Holds tissue. Has handles like scissors
Allis Forceps
Double-ended. One end is blunt blade the other is toothed. Helps hold things open.
Senn Retractor
Teeth in jaw. They can be blunt or sharp. Holds things open
Weitlaner Retractor
Serrations HALF way down. Has a ratchet system. Used to clamp blood vessels
Kelly hemostatic forceps
Cross-hatch at the top then vertical all the way down. ONLY ones that have this. Clamps large tissue or vessels
Rochester-Carmalt Hemostatic Forceps
Serrations ALL the way DOWN to the block. Clamping tissue and vessels
Crile Forceps
Sharp on boths ends. Surgical scissors
Sharp Sharp Scissors
Small tips. Cuts wire
Wire scissors
Clamps vessels and tissue. Serrations all the way down to the block. Longer handle than crile
Rochester-Pean Forceps
Clamps tissue. Multiple teeth at the end. Two-part name.
Adson-Brown Tissue Forceps
Used in delicate vascular surgeries
Debakey Forceps
Does not cut. Hold needle during sutures
Mayo-Hegar Needle Holders
Most commonly used in spays
Snook Spay Hook
Holds towel to patient. Does penetrate the skin
Backhaus Towel Clamp
Dull on each tip. Surgical Scissors
Blunt Blunt Scissors
One sharp end and one blunt end scissors
Sharp Blunt Surgical Scissors
Clamps tissue. Vertical serrations down to the block.
Doyen Forceps
Holds gauze. Has grooves not teeth so gauze wont get stuck.
Adson Dressing Thumb Tissue
Thick. Cuts heavey connective tissue. Can be curved or straight
Mayo Scissors
Three Teeth. Grasp Tissue without slipping
Adson " Rat Tooth" Thumb Forceps
Only ones that cut. Holds needles. Mr. Olsen cuts his grass
Olsen-Hegar Needle Holders
Most Common for cutting delicate tissue. Similar to mayo
Metzenbaum Scissors
Conforms to whatever shape or depth needed. Retractor
Malleable Retractor
Double-Ended. Causes little trauma other than pressure
U.S. Arm Retractor
Used in soft tissue surgery. Horse Saddle....
Balfour ( Horse Saddle) Retractor
Removes staples
Staple Remover
Light weight. Designed for eye surgery
Iris Scissors
Serrations down to lock. Smallest for forceps. Used to clamp small vessels. Two-part word
Halstead- Mosquito Forceps
Helps measure gingival sulcus. End is curved
Periodontal Probes
Explores enamel or root. Looks like a hook. Very Pointed
Dental Explorer
Single tube with small opening. Thin dental instrument.
Frazier/Adson Tip
Single tub design. Bulky looking
Yankauer Suction Tip
Two-Piece instrument. Removes rare amounts of fluid
Poole Suction Tip
Loosens Teeth during extraction. comes in different sizes and tips
Dental Elevator
Used to removes plaque. Different angles and shapes. very sharp
Scalers
Scrapes calculus from tooth root. Two sharp sides
Curettes
Holds bone. One handle curved. One long
Kerns-Bone Holding Forceps
Helps with extraction. Long and double ended
Freer Elevator
Helps break away calculus. Different length of tips
Calculus Forceps
Removes teeth. Looks like tweezers
Extraction Forceps
Removes unnecessary pieces of bone. Looks like pliers
Bone Rongeurs
Looks like tweezers. Used for intraocular procedures
Castroviejo Locking Needle Holder