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Surgical Instruments 6 D&C Set
Surgical Instruments Quiz 6 D&C Set Amarillo College
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
10/18/2009

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Term

Type? Describe?

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Definition

Name: Tubex Syringe

Description: A pre-loaded syringe

Term

Type? Describe?

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Definition

Name: Toomey Syringe with Cath Tip

Description: Syringe can be used to irrigate the bladder by connecting to catheter tubing and flushing with sterile water

Term

Name? Category? Use?

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Definition

Name: Heaney Right Angle Retractor

Category: Retracting and Exposing

Use: Provides retraction of the anterior vaginal wall

 

* D&C set contains 2

Term

Name? Category? Use?

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Definition

Name: Hegar Dilator

Category: Probing and Dilating

Use: Progressive dilation of the cervicaL os

 

* Sized 1-2mm to 17-18mm

* Arrange on your table from smallest to largest

* DIP BOTH ENDS in KY Jelly before handing to surgeon

Term
Name? Category? Use?
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Definition

Name: Sims Uterine Sound

Category: Probing and Dilating

Use: Inserted into cervical os to gauge depth of uterus from the cervix to the fundus, preventing perforation while curetting

 

* Malleable and calibrated in inches or centimeters

Term

Name? Category? Use?

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Definition

Name: Auvard Weighted Speculum

Category: Retracting and Exposing

Use: Retraction of posterior vaginal wall

 

*Avg weight of the retractor is 2.5 lbs (but it feels like a lot more than that!)

Term

Name? Category? Use?

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Definition

Name: Rubin Catheter

Category: Catheterizing

Use: Catheterizing female bladder when a foley catheter is not needed

 

* Can be plastic or metal

* Comes in sizes 10 fr to 18 fr (fr= french)

Term

Name? Category? Use?

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Definition

Name: Schroeder Tenaculum

Category: Grasping and holding

Use: Grasp anterior lip of cervix for manipulation

 

* Sharp tips allow for greater control of the fibrous tissue. Some surgeons do not use this tenaculum on the cervix of pregnant women because of the thinning of the tissue during gestation.

Term

Name? Use?

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Definition

Name: Silver Nitrate Stick

Use: To create hemostasis, such as with bleeding of the cervix due to penetration of the tenaculum

Term

Name? Category? Use?

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Definition

Name: Pratt Uterine Dilators

Category: Probing and Dilating

Use: Progressive dilation of the cervical os

 

* Sizes ranges from 13-15 fr to 41-43 fr (fr=french)

* Arrange on your table from smallest to largest

* Dip both ends in KY jelly before handing to surgeon

Term

Name? Category? Use?

* this tip is serrated *

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Definition

Name: Heaney Uterine Biopsy Curette

Category: Cutting and Dissecting

Use: Obtain uterine scrapings

 

Term

Name? Category? Use?

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Definition

Name: Hank Dilators

Category: Probing and Dilating

Use: progressive dilation of the cervical os

 

* cuff designed to limit penetration into the uterus

* arrange on your table from smallest to largest

* dip both ends in KY jelly before handing to the surgeon

Term

Name? Category? Use?

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Definition

Name: Sims Uterine Curette

Category: Cutting and Dissecting

Use: Scraping the endocervical and endometrial lining of the uterus

 

* Shaft is malleable, tip is sharp

* remember Sims= Sharp

Term

Name? Category? Use?

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Definition

Name: Kevorkian Endocervical Curette

Category: Cutting and Dissecting

Use: Obtain cervical scrapings or biopsies

Term
Name? Category? Use?
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Definition

Name: Thomas-Gaylor Biopsy Punch

Category: Cutting and Dissecting

Use: Take small bites of uterine tissue for examination

 

 

Term

Name? Category? Use?

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Definition

Name: Thomas Uterine Curette

Category: Cutting and Dissecting

Use: Bluntly remove uterine contents after sharp curetting

 

* Shaft is malleable

* Remember: Thomas = BlunT

Term

Name? Category? Use?

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Definition

Name: Graves Vaginal Speculum

Category: Retracting and Exposing

Use: Retraction of anterior and posterior vaginal walls

 

* Self- retaining

* Size based on patient size

Term

Name? Category? Use?

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Definition

Name: Bozeman Uterine Forceps, Uterine Packing Forceps

Category: Grasping and Holding

Use: Place vaginal packing in the vagina following vaginal procedures

Term

Name? Category? Use?

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Definition

Name: Overstreet Endometrial Polyp Forceps, Polyp Forceps

Category: Grasping and Holding

Use: Removal of endometrial polyps and other uterine tissue

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