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