surgical instruments and procedures
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Surgical Instruments and Common Surgical ProceduresTRANSCRIPT
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SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND COMMON
SURGICAL PROCEDURES
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Categories of Instruments
INSTRUMENT USAGE
Scissors and Scalpels
Hemostats, Forceps, and Clamps
Specula, Scopes, Probes, Retractors, and Dilators
Cutting
Grasping and Clamping
Dilating and Probing
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CUTTING
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Disposable ScalpelUsed to cut the skin, sometimes
called a surgical knife
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Surgical BladesMost common sizes are
#11, #10, and #15
#24
#22
#11
#12#15
#10
#23
#21
#13
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Straight Scissors
Sharp/Sharp Blunt/Blunt
Sharp/Blunt
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Curved Scissors
Sharp/Sharp
Sharp/Blunt Blunt/Blunt
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Mayo Dissecting Scissors
STRAIGHT CURVED
Heavy-duty with narrowed but blunt pointed blades
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Iris Scissors
STRAIGHT CURVED
Small scissors designed for fine detail
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Suture Removal Scissors
STRAIGHT ANGLED
Hook-shaped point on one blade used to hook under the stitch before cutting
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Bandage Scissors
LISTER SCISSORS KNOWLES SCISSORS
Designed for cutting bandages on patients without cutting the patient
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GRASPINGAND
CLAMPING
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Hemostat ForcepsMOSQUITO KELLY
Serrations alongthe entire tips
Serrations only alongpart of the tip
Some may have teethAll may be
straight or curved
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Thumb ForcepsSometimes called “pick-ups”
Some with teeth are called tissue forceps
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Ear and Nasal Forceps
HARTMAN FORCEPS ALLIGATOR FORCEPS
Bent for ease in ear and nose procedures
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Sponge ForcepsUsed to hold surgical gauze
spongesMay be straight or curved
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Towel Clamp Used for fixing drapes to the skin
of anesthetized patients
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Needle Holder
Often called needle driversHolds needles firmly without crushing
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DILATINGAND
PROBING
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Specula and ScopesAre used to expose body orifices by widening for better
viewing
Vaginal Speculum
Nasal Speculum
Anoscope/Proctoscope
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RetractorsWEITLANER RETRACTOR VOLKMAN RETRACTOR
Used to hook and retract the edges of a wound for better view
Self -retaining Manual
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Dilators
HEGAR DILATORS PRATT DILATORS
Double-ended metal rods ranging in sizeused for gradually dilating an opening
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Setting up a sterile field
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Staple Removal
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Wound Irrigation and Suturing
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Incision and Drainage