scapula retractor
retracting/ viewing
- atruamatic, handheld: used to held the scapula
- holds it out of position
z retractor
retracting/ viewing
- atraumtaic, handheld: used to hold the knee tissues aside
- done during open knee procedures
hibbs retractor
retracting
- used in ortho procedures to retract tissues in deep incisions
- such as hip and spine
meyerding retractor
retracting/ viewing
- used to retract large muscles
- used during hip and spine procedurs
size: variable
weitlander retractor
(weitlaner, wheaty)
retracting/ viewing
- atraumatic: comes in sharp for fatty, and blunt for delicate structures
- self retaining: used to retract medium amounts of tough tissue (muscle, bone) in shallow incisions
size: variable
beckman retractor
retracting/ viewing
- atraumatic/ traumatic: used to retract large amounts of tough tissue in deep incisions
- self retaining: they are articulated at the neck to accommodate odd angles
size: variable, sharp and blunt
hohmann retractor
(based on size, skinny, baby, preg)
retracting/ viewing
- atraumatic, handheld: used in long bone fractures
- the hooked end slides under the bone and lifts it slightly for visualization
size: variable
cobra retractor
(based on size, baby)
retracting/ viewing
- atruamatic, handheld: used in long bone fractures
- the hooked end slides under the bone and lifts it for visualization
bennett retractor
retracting/ viewing
- atraumatic, handheld: used in long bone fractures
- the hooked end slides under the bone and lifts it for visualization
murphy bone lever
(skid)
retracting/ viewing
- traumatic: used to slide behind the head of the femur of the humerus
- elevates it out of its socket
lamina spreader
retracting/ viewing
traumatic, self retaining: used between bones to spread them apart
- such as the vertebral lamina
size: variable
bone hook
retracting/ viewing
- traumatic, handheld: used to manipulate bones
- the sharp tip is hooked onto the end of a bone and then the handle is used to lift or pull the bone
size: variable
lane bone holding forceps
(lions jaw)
grasping/ holding
- traumatic, self retaining: used to clamp onto bones that are fractured
- manipulates them back into position for fixation
size: variable
lowman bone holding forceps
(turkey claw)
grasping/ holding
- atraumatic, self retaining: used to clamp onto bones that are fractured
- manipulate them back into position for fixation
size: variable
lewin bone clamp
(giant towel clamp)
grasping/ holding
traumatic, self retaining: used to clamp onto bones that are fracturs
- manipulate them back into position
size: variable
verBuge bone holding forceps
grasping / holding
- atraumatic, self retaining: used to manipulate the ends of fractured long bones
- used to reduce it for repair
size: variable
mcGlamry elevator FIX
retracting/ viewing/ cutting/ dissecting
atraumatic, handheld: retracts plantar surface of soft tissues and elevates the metatarsals
- traumatic: scrapes periosteum from bone
arthroscopic trocar
(obturator and sleeve)
retracting/ viewing
- the obturator is placed inside the sleeve
- used to retract tissue and allow arthroscope to be introduced into a joint
size: variable length and diameter
arthroscopic grasper
grasping/ holding
- atraumatic: used in arthroscopic procedures for grasping small objects
- may be locked by sliding down the bar on the handle
arthroscopic basket
cutting
- truamatic: used for taking bites
- takes bites out of cartilage (meniscus)
arthroscopic shaver/ burr
cutting/ suctioning
- attached to a handle that causes the tup to spin at high speeds
- the handle is also attached to suction, so tissue is sucked into the blade as it is cut
size: variable
arthroscopic bovie tip
cutting/ occluding
- this bovie tip is placed in a regular bovie pencil
- used to c auterize tissues in joints during arthroscopic procedures
arthroscopic pump tubing
supply
- the spikes go into bags of saline
- the silastic tip attaches to the inflow port of arthroscopic cannula
esmark
supply
- used for exsanguination of a limb in preperation of a tourniquet
- wrapped tightly around the limb to squeeze out the blood
size: 4’’ + 6’’
