Cesarean Section Surgical Instuments

Hemostat (6)

Clamping & occluding

Kocher (2 curved, 2 straight)

Single heavy toothed tip; for grasping tough tissue (i.e. fascia, bone muscle)

Babcock (2)

Grasping delicate tissue, such as fallopian tubes

Pennington (4)

Hold uterus; occludes bleeding at wound edges of hysterotomy

Kelly Clamp

All purpose clamp

Allis Clamp (4)

Grasping & holding; hold peritoneum during C-section. Has a lock and toothed ends.

Needle Holder (5)

To hold suture needles

Bandage Scissor

Cut umbilical cord, sometimes to open the uterus without causing inadvertent injury to baby

Curved Mayo Scissor

Cutting & dissecting, curved, for heavy tissue

Straight Mayo Scissor

Cutting suture

Metzenbaum Scissor

Longer, thinner scissors used to dissect, undermine delicate tissue

Knife Handle (2: one for 10-15 blade, one for 20+ blade)

Used to hold safety blades to create a scalpel

Adson Forceps

Thumb forceps used for holding dressing materials such as cotton and gauze during surgery; changing dressings, or packing wounds.

Tissue Forceps

Grasp, position, and hold soft tissue

Russian Forceps

Grasp dense tissue such as uterus during wound closure. Atraumatic, radially serrated, cupped tips.

Ferris-Smith Tissue Forceps

Heavyweight forceps used with fibrous tissue, commonly in colorectal procedures

Poole Suction (2 pieces)

Used to suction usually larger amounts of fluid than Yankauer; used to clear debris and liquids from the surigical site. The Poole tip has multiple holes in the end and is designed to avoid clogging on fat particles

Army Navy Retractors (2)

Smaller tissue or bone retractor

Richardson Retractor

Tissue or bone retractor

Parker Retractor

C" curved ends with rounded tips, used for holding back layers of surface or shallow tissue

Bladder Blade

Retractor used to retract bladder away from the uterus.

Ring Forceps, "Sponge Sticks" (4)

Grasping large objects, sponges