Surgery Instruments

Question 1

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 1

Adson Dressing Forceps

Flat and short, no teeth

Used for applying and removing dressings

Question 2

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 2

Adson brown forceps

Flat and short in shape, multiple intermeshing teeth

Holds tissue and needles

Question 3

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 3

Adson tissue forceps

Long and skinny, small rat tooth intermeshing teeth

Used for delicate tissue

Question 4

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 4

Alligator forceps

Small, fine jaws at the end of a long shank

Used to retrieve objects and clamp tissue in very tight areas such as around the nose

Question 5

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 5

Allis tissue forceps

TIne teeth only at end

Used to retract tissue by grasping a small piece, will crush tissue

Question 6

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 6

Army navy retractor

Double ended, flat blades on both ends

Used for medium sized tissue, especially muscle

Question 7

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 7

Babcock tissue forceps

Similar to allis tissue forceps but no teeth

Used to retract tissue with less trauma than allis

Question 8

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 8

Backhaus towel clamp

Standard towel clamps

Used to clamp surgical drapes to the skin

Question 9

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 9

Balfour retractor

Self-retaining retractor with 3 blades

Used during abdominal surgery to hold the abdominal walls apart for better exposure

Question 10

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 10

Bishop Harmon thumb forceps

small, delicate

Used to handle delicate ocular tissues

Question 11

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 11

Bone curette

Small scoop, sharp edges

Used to scrape away unhealthy bone and cartilage, harvest cancellous bone for grafts

Question 12

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 12

Bone cutting forceps

Forceps w/ cutting jaws

Used to cut bone

Question 13

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 13

Bone Rongeurs

Forceps with cupped jaws

Used to bite off pieces of bone

Question 14

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 14

Crile hemostatic forceps

Larger than mosquito forceps, horizontal serrations over entire surface

Used to control bleeding in moderately sized vessels or to clamp tissue

Question 15

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 15

Deaver retractor

Hand held, flat retractor with question mark shaped end

Used for abdominal surgery

Question 16

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 16

Debakey thumb forceps

Fine jaws with ridges or grooves instead of teeth

Used for delicate tissue and vascular surgery

Question 17

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 17

Doyen forceps

Long skinny convex jaws

Used to atraumatically occlude and hold intestines

Question 18

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 18

Frazier suction tip

Long, narrow, one hole at the end

used for difficult to reach places, and for delicate tissue such as spinal cord

Question 19

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 19

Halsted Mosquito forceps

Jaws serrated over entire surface

Used to control bleeding in small vessels

Question 20

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 20

Hartman mosquito forceps

smallest hemostatic forceps

used to control bleeding in small vessels

Question 21

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 21

Hohmann retractor

Single blade with one point

used to expose bone during hip surgery

Question 22

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 22

Iris scissors

Very small delicate scissors

Used for ocular tissues and sutures

Question 23

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 23

Jones towel clamp

Question 24

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 24

Kelly forceps

Serrated horizontally half way

Used to control bleeding in moderate sized vessels or clamp tissues

Question 25

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 25

Lid speculum Wire speculum Used to hold the eyelids open during surgery

Question 26

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 26

Lister bandage scissors Thick short blades, stop on lower blade Used for cutting bandage materials

Question 27

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 27

Littauer suture removal scissors Fine scissors with one hooked blade used to cut all sutures except wire

Question 28

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 28

Mayo Hegar Needle holder Cross hatch serrations in the jaw Used for general surgery

Question 29

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 29

Mayo dissecting scissors Heavy blades (blunt-blunt) Used for cutting tough tissue such as connective tissue

Question 30

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 30

Metzenbaum dissecting scissors ``` Fine blades ( blunt-blunt ) Dissection of delicate tissue such as fat and thin muscle ``` DO NOT use to cut sutures

Question 31

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 31

Michelle trephine Circular sharpened edge Used to cut cylinder of bone from the skull or to biopsy bone

Question 32

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 32

Mixter Hemostatic forceps Similar to rochester pean, but with right angle at tip Used to clamp blood vessels in tight places

Question 33

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 33

Nerve Retractor Single ended, one blunt, one curved end Used for atraumatic retraction of the nerves

Question 34

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 34

Olsen Hegar Needle holder Needle holder with scissors Used if operating without an assistant

Question 35

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 35

Operating scissors (blunt-blunt) Can be sharp-sharp, blunt-sharp Utility scissors for cutting gauze, drapes and sutures

Question 36

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 36

Osteotome Chisel and bevel on both sides Used to cut and shape bone

Question 37

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 37

Periosteal elevator Single or double sided, spoon like blade Used to remove periosteum or other soft tissue away from bone

Question 38

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 38

Poole suction tip Many holes Used to remove large quantities of fluid from the abdomen

Question 39

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 39

Rake retractor aka Volkman, hand-held, single ended Used to retract small bits of fascia or muscle

Question 40

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 40

Rat tooth forceps Long/skinny Intended for skin and other dense or tough tissue

Question 41

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 41

Rochester carmalt hemostatic forceps Jaw serrated longitudinally with crossed grooves at the end Used to clamp and/or crush tissue

Question 42

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 42

Rochester Ochsner Hemostatic forceps Rat tooth tip Used to clamp large vessels and other tissues

Question 43

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 43

Rochester Pean hemostatic forceps Larger than crile, horizontally serrated Used to clamp large vessels and tissue

Question 44

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 44

Senn retractor Hand-held, double ended one flat blade, one rake-like Used to retract small bits of fascia and muscle

Question 45

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 45

Sponge forceps Round jaw with serrations, hole in center Used to grasp gauze sponges

Question 46

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 46

Sweetheart retractor hand-held, heart shaped end Used for abdominal surgery

Question 47

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 47

Wire suture cutting scissors Very short heavy duty blades Used to cut wire sutures

Question 48

Name instrument, identifying characteristics and what it is used for.

Answer 48

Yankauer Suction Tip Long suction tube with holes in the end Used to remove fluid from body cavity