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Stainless steel |
An alloy of steel with chromium and sometimes other elements such as nickel, and molybdenum. It is highly resistant to rusting and corrosion. |
Most instruments are made of stainless steel, however they can still stain, spot and rust. |
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Scissors |
Surgical instruments used to cut, incised, and dissect tissue. |
Mayo scissors |
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Osteotomes |
Chisel-like instruments used to cut or shave bone. |
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Chisels |
Wedge-like shaped instruments used to cut or shape bone. |
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Rongeurs |
Surgical instruments used to cut or bite away at bone and tissue. |
Single/ doubled action rongeur, Kerrison rongeur |
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Forceps |
Instruments used for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon objects. |
Tissue forceps, dressing forceps |
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Hemostatic Forceps |
Surgical instruments used to control flow of blood. |
Clamping and occlusion, the crile, mosquito, Kelly, roesheter forceps |
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Needle Holders |
Surgical instruments used to drive suture needles to close incisions sites |
Mayo Hegar needleholder |
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Martensitic |
400 series stainless steel, magnetic and may be heat-hardened. |
Forceps, chisels, rongeurs, needleholder, scissors are made with 400 series |
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Retractors |
Instruments used to move aside tissue/organs to expose surgical site. |
Richardson retractor |
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Cannulas |
Surgical instruments with hollow barrel through their center.often inserted for drainage. |
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Rib spreaders |
Used to expose the chest |
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Suction Devices |
Used to extract blood and other body fluids from surgical site. |
Frazier suction |
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Austenitic |
300 stainless steel series. Its non-magnetic, can not be heated,more corrosion resistant. |
Retractor, suction devices, rib spreader |
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Serrations |
Parallel grooves in the jaws of surgical instruments. |
Full length serrations in crile vs half length in Kelly Kelly forceps |
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Passivation |
Nitric acid layered on instruments to remove iron, thus building protective layer of chromium. |
Corrosion resistant layer, applied during manufacturing |
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Box lock |
Point of instruments where two blades/jaws are connected and pivot |
Screw joint |
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Jaws |
Two or more opposable parts that open in close, used to hold or crush something. |
The jaws in hemostat forceps |
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Dissection |
Separating or cutting apart tissue |
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