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| Small plastic drapes with openings that are surrounded by an adhesive backing. Used to drape the eyes and ears. Allows the surgeon to view landmarks that would normally be covered |
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| A procedure that uses a bipolar device, like forceps, to deliver a concentrated amount of energy to a specific tissue area. The current passes from one side of the forceps, through the tissue, and to the other side |
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| Used to remove fluid and other objects such as thrombi and stones from the body. Also used to monitor body functions and for the instillation of fluids including contrast media and meds |
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| Neurosurgical sponges also known as patties. Used to protect delicate neural tissue when suctioning and to assist with hemostasis during neurological procedures |
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| Extreme cold that is delivered through an insulated probe to diseased tissues, creating necrosis without damage to adjacent tissues. The compounds used for this are either liquid nitrogen, freon, or carbon dioxide gas. |
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| To remove fluids with the help of trocars/cannulas and suction tubing |
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| A surgical operation in which a new opening is formed |
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| Expansion of the abdominal cavity with carbon dioxide gas. Done with this gas because it isn't flammable, toxic. It is easily absorbed by the body |
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| The rapid aspiration of large amounts of fluid from body cavities without visceral interference. |
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| To produce a zoomed in picture of a part of the body by use of microscopes that bend light waves |
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| A type of electrosurgery that uses electricity to heat and cut tissue. |
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| Pneumatic Tourniquet (PT) |
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| Consists of the cuff, tubing, pressure device, and power source |
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| The capacity to hold the binding energy of a metal and withstand the deterioration and chemical breakdown that would otherwise occur when the material is exposed to such an environment. |
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| (Knife) Instrument with one or more sharp edges, used for incision, sharp dissection or excision of tissue |
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| A combination of carbon, chromium, iron, and few other metals (alloys). This combination of metals adds strength to the instrument and resistance to corrosion during repeated sterilization, |
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Consists of a rubber bladder contained within a fabric or plastic covering, similar to a blood pressure cuff and may house a single or double chamber
The double chamber Tourniquet is used for intravenous regional blocks |
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| Connects the cuff to the pressure source |
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| Consists of an air compressor, pressure controls, pressure gauge and timer |
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| The compressor is run by electricity. The unit is usually plugged into a wall outlet; however some units also have a battery that is capable of operating for a short time |
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