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Surgical Instruments
Surgical Instruments
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 3
09/08/2013

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Mayo Dissecting Scissors

 

-For cutting heavier, tougher tissues (connective tissues)

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Iris Scissors

 

-For cutting intraocular Tissues

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Suture Scissors

 

-Sharp/Sharp, Sharp/Blunt, Blunt/Blunt

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Metzenbaum Scissors



-For cutting delicate, thin tissues (fat, thin muscle)

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Lister Bandage Scissors


-For cutting bandage material

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Suture (Stitch) Removal Scissors


-For removal of stitches or sutures

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Mayo-Hegar Surgical Needle Holder

 

-For holding surgical needles (ties only)

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Olsen-Hegar Needle Holders


-For holding surgical needle (cuts and ties)

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Wire Cutting Scissors


-For cutting wire

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Scalpel Handles

 

-No. 3, general small/large animal surgery

-No. 4, large animal surgery

-No. 7, orthopedic surgery

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Scalpel Blades



-No. 10, general "all purpose" fits 3, 7 handles

-No. 11, severing ligaments fits 3, 7 handles

-No. 15, small percise cutting, fits 3, 7 handles

-No. 20, large animal general "all purpose" fits handle 4

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Backhaus Penetrating Towel Clamps


-Holds surgical drape in place

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Biopsy Punch


-Punch or core tissues for histology

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Electrocautery Pencil


-Provides hemostasis or cutting action

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Grooved Director


-Prode used to guide direction and depth

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Hoff Non-Penetrating Towel Clamps


-Holds surgical drape in place

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Martin Uterine Needles


-MRIT/Cruciate repair surgery

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Obstetrical (OB) Chains and Handles


-Aids in delivery of fetus during birth process (large animal)

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Resco Nail Clippers


-Trims Nails

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Serra Modified Emasculator


-Cuts and crushes spermatic cord during castration

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Ovariectomy (Spay) Hook


-For retrieving the uterine horns

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White Modified Emsculator


-Cuts and Crushes spermatic cord during castration

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White Nail Clippers


-Trims Nails

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Rat-Toothed Thumb Forceps

 

-Primarily used for grasping and holding skin. Come in 1x2 and 2x3 (which is the number of teeth).

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Adson Thumb Forceps

 

-For grasping delicate tissues (smaller, more delicate intsrument with "mouse teeth") 

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Brown Thumb Forceps

 

-For grasping and holding tissues (longer instrument with "alligator teeth")

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Brown-Adson Thumb Forceps

 

-For grasping and holding tissues (small, delicate instrument with "alligator teeth")

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Debakey Thumb Forceps

 

-Atraumatic, for grasping and holding tissues (used in abdominal and thoracic surgeries)

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Halsted/Halstead Mosquito Hemostatic Forceps

 

-Provides hemostasis for small vessels

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Crile Hemostatic Forceps

 

-Provides hemostasis (teeth run length of jaws)

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Kelly Hemostatic Forceps

 

-Provides hemostasis (teeth run 1/2 the length of jaws)

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Rochester-Carmalt Hemostatic Forceps

 

-Clamps across tissues containing vessels

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Right Angle (Mixter) Hemostatic Forceps

 

-Provides hemostasis, and holds tissues (blunt dissections)

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Kocher Hemostatic Forceps

 

-Provides hemostasis, and holds tissues (teeth at tip)

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Ferguson-Angiotribe

 

-Clamp and crush large tissues

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Alligator Forceps

 

-Clamp delicate tissues

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Vulsellum Forceps

 

-Grasping tissues or applying traction (hold bone)

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Sponge Holding Forceps

 

-For holding surgical sponges (4x4's)

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Babcock Intestinal Forceps

 

-Atraumatic hold of viscera (bowel, bladder)

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Allis Tissue Forceps

 

-For grasping tissues or applying traction

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Ruskin Rongeur

 

-Chews, breaks up pieces of bone and/or cartilage

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Duckbill Rongeur

 

-Chews, breaks up pieces of bone and/or cartilage

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Periosteal Elevator (ASIF)

 

-Pries periosteum or muscle from bone surface

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Kern Bone Holding Forceps

 

-Holds bone/bone fragments in alignment

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Lewin Bone Holding Forceps

 

-Holds bone/bone fragments in alignment

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Osteotome

 

-Cuts/shapes bone (cutting edge is tapered on both sides)

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Chisel

 

-Cuts/shapes bone (cutting edge tapered on one side)

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Bone Cruette

 

-Scrapes hard tissues (bone, cartilage)

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Cerclage Wire

 

-Wire used in fracture repair

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Jacob's Chuck and Key

 

-Drives IM pin

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Pin Cutter

 

-For cutting orthopedic pins

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Gigli Wire

 

-Cuts bone in a sawing fashion

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Bone Cutting Forceps

 

-Cuts bone

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Tube Dehorner

 

-Dehorning young animals

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Barnes Dehorner

 

-For dehorning

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Keystone Dehorner

 

-For dehorning mature animals

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Electric Dehorner

 

-For dehorning

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Malleable/Ribbon Manual Retractor

 

-For retracting tissue (abodminal organs)

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U.S. Army (Amry-Navy) Manual Retractor

 

-For retracting tissue (skin, muscle, fascia)

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Farabeuf Manual Retractor

 

-For retracting tissue (skin, muscle, fascia)

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Senn Manual Retractor

 

-For retracting tissue (skin, muscle, fascia)

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Israel Manual Retractor

 

-For retracting tissue (skin, muscle, fascia)

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Deaver Manual Retractor

 

-For retracting tissue (skin, muscle, fascia)

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Gelpi Self-Retaining Retractor

 

-Primarily orthopedic, perineal area, and spinal muscles

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Weitlaner Self-Retaining Retractor

 

-Primarily spinal muscle retraction

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Balfour Self-Retaining Retractor

 

-Abdominal surgery

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Gosset Self-Retaining Retractor

 

-Abdominal surgery

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Nelson Self-Retaining Retractor

 

-Abdominal Surgery

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Finochietto Rib Retractor

 

-Thoracic Surgery

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Modified Stifle Retractor

 

-Stifle Surgery

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Frazier Suction Tip

 

-Removed fluid from operative site (primarily orthopedic, neurologic surgery)

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Yankauer Suction Tip

 

-Removed fluid from operative site (general purpose)

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Poole Suction Tip

 

-Removed fluids from operative site (primarily abdominal, thoracic surgery)

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