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Operating scissors
Used for? |
General purpose cutting, sutures, drapes, etc.
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Clunky, non-lipstick scissors
Spay pack usually |
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Mayo scissors
Used for? |
Cutting and dissecting dense tissue like skin, ligaments and cartilage
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Lip-sticked clunky scissors
Spay pack REQUIRED |
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Metzenbaum scissors
Used for? |
ONLY used for cutting and dissecting of delicate tissue
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Fine tip with long handle. Delicate!
Spay pack REQUIRED |
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Iris scissors
Used for? |
Intraocular surgery, but frequently used for delicate surgical procedures and in lacerations
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Small and VERY SHARP
May be in spay pack |
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Littauer Scissors
Used for? |
Post-op suture removal
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Larger of the blunt tip, one blade, one curved hook scissors
NOT in spay pack |
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Spencer Scissors
Used for? |
Post-op suture removal
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Smaller of the blunt tip, one blade one curved hook scissors
NOT in spay pay |
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Adson Tissue forceps
Used for? |
Providing good tissue grip with minimal damage
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Rat tooth tips on non-self-retaining forceps
Either this or Brown-Adson Required in spay pack |
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Brown-Adson tissue forceps
Used for? |
Providing good grip and a wider shaft for better control
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Multiple fine intermeshing teeth with a wider shaft.
Either this or Adson REQUIRED IN SPAY PACK |
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Dressing forceps
Used for? |
Handling dressing material
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Serrations but no jaws on teeth, non-self-retaining forceps
Not in spay pack! |
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Allis tissue forceps
Used for? |
Getting a good grip!
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Little, broad flat-nose with intermeshing teeth.
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Babcock tissue forceps
Used for? |
Used for gripping tissue, with less damage
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Allis with no gripping teeth and holes in tip
Not in spay pack |
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Doyen intestinal forceps
Used for? |
Holding bowel
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Long bow-legs
Not in spay pack |
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Ferguson Angiotribe Forceps
Used for? |
Gripping large bundles of tissue, great for slippery tissue
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Very large groove running the whole length of jaw
Some spay packs |
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Sponge forceps
Used for? |
Aseptically grabbing sponges for scrubbing and/or hemostasis during surgery
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Hole in center of tip
Not in spay pack |
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Backhaus towel clamp
Used for? |
Used to clamp towels to skin during surgery
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Pointy curve inwards, small grip.
Required spay pack |
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Hemostats
Used for? |
Ligating vessels, can be curved or straight
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Forceps
Used for? |
Grasping tissue, can be self-retaining or non-self-retaining
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Non-self-retaining forceps
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Adson tissue forceps, Brown-adson forceps, Dressing forceps.
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Scissors
Used for? |
Depends on the scissor, each on is intended for a different purpose. Come in straight, curve, blunt/blunt, blunt/sharp, and sharp/sharp varieties.
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Lister bandage scissors
Used for? |
Cut bandage material without cutting skin
Looks like? Spay pack? |
One blade has a flat thick edge and a blunt tip.
Not spay pack |
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Halsted mosquito forceps
Used for? |
Hemostat for capillary bleeding
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Small! Transverse serrations of entire jaw
Required in spay pack! |
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Kelly forceps
Used for? |
Hemostat for intermediary vessels
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Distal transverse grooves, standard length
Either kelly or crile must be in spay pack |
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Crile forceps
Used for? |
Hemostat for intermediary vessels
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Transverse grooves done entire jaws, standard length
Either kelly or crile must be in spay pack |
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Rochester-pean
Used for? |
Hemostats commonly used in OVH or spays
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Larger forceps with transverse grooves down length
May be in spay pack |
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Rochester carmalt
Used for? |
Hemostats commonly used in OVH or spays
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Larger forceps with longitudinal grooves and distal transverse grooves
Required in spay pack |
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Rochester-Oschener Forceps
Used for? |
Large hemostats with extra grip
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Like a rochester pean (transverse grooves down length) but with rat tooth at tip.
May be in spay pack |
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Needle holders
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Needle holders hold suture needles and aid in tying sutures
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Olsen-Hegar needle holder
Used for? |
Needle holder and scissors in one.
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Needle holder and scissor in one
Must have a needle holder in spay pack |
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Mayo-hegar needle holder
Used for |
Holding needles
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Needle holder with circle grips
Must have a needle holder in spay pack |
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Mathieu needle holder
Used for? |
Skilled needle holding and suture tying
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Spring loaded needle holder
Must have a needle holder in spay pack |
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Hand-held retractors
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For pulling and holding tissue back. You are the pulling and holding force
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Senn retractors
Used for? |
Skin and superficial muscle retraction
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Double ended back scratcher one end, foot on other end
Must have a retractor in spay pack |
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US army retractors
Used for? |
Blunt pulling tools
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Coat hanger or foot measure
Must have a retractor in spay pack |
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Hohmann retractor
Used for? |
Used most commonly for visualizing orthopedic.
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Tip and paddle
Must have a retractor in spay pack |
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Meyerding retractor
Used for? |
Large bits of tissue. A scoop and pull
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Bent spatula with an ergonomic grip.
Must have a retractor in spay pack |
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Snook/spay hook
Used for? |
To locate and retract uterus during OVH
Looks like? Spay pack? |
A crochet needle
Required spay pack |
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Self-retaining retractors
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You open, set and it'll stay
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Gelpi retractor
Used for? |
Smaller muscle retraction, such as orthopedic
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Reversed backhaus towel clamp with a ratchet/single tip that extends outwards
Must have a retractor in spay pack |
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Weitlaner retractors
Used for? |
Self-retained muscle retraction and localized areas
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Multiple pronged self-retained retractor
Must have a retractor in spay pack |
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Balfour retractor
Used for? |
Enormous retractions/large abdominal surgeries.
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Four pieces put together with attachments, cranks and screw-into-place features.
Scarcely used |
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Finochietto Retractor
Used for? |
Thoracic surgery and spreading ribs
Looks like? Spay pack? |
Crank operated retractor
Not in spay pack |
