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olsen hegar needle drivers

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olsen hegar needle drivers

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general purpose
has scissors
serated inserts – max control and precision

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mayo hegar needle drivers

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mayo hegar needle drivers

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general purpose
no scissors
serated insert – max control and precision

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derf needle holders

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derf needle holders

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general purpose – delicate and small
holds small needles – 5-0 and 6-0
ophthalmic and dental procedures

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scalpel handle number 3
bard-parker number 3

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scalpel handle number 3

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most common
some have rulers on handles
holds blades 10, 11, 12, 15
small animals

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scalpel handle number 4
bard-parker number 4

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scalpel handle number 4

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holds blades 20-29
commonly used in large animal

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thumb tissue forceps

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accurate tissue handling
stabilize tissues
expose tissue layers

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debakey thumb tissue forceps

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debakey thumb tissue forceps

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least traumatic
striated longitudinally
delicate grasp of soft tissues
good for hollow organs
thoracic and vascular procedures

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adson thumb tissue forceps

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adson thumb tissue forceps

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most traumatic
fine, rat tooth tip
manipulate soft tissues (fascia, skin) during suturing
stabilize and retract less delicate tissues

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adson brown thumb tissue forceps

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adson brown thumb tissue forceps

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multiple fine intermeshing teeth (rather than rat tooth)
general tissue and needle handling

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lister bandage scissors

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lister bandage scissors

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angled blade
blunt tip on bottom blade
reduce tissue injury when removing bandage material
cuts through bandage and bandage material

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mayo scissors

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mayo scissors

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heavy scissors, thick blade
straight or curved, various lengths
cuts more dense tissues
fascia, muscle, suture, drapes

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metzenbaum scissors

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metzenbaum scissors

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dissecting soft tissues, cutting delicate tissue
sharp and blunt dissection of more delicate tissues
fine tissues, intestinal fat, bladder
lighter scissor
do not use to cut suture – dulls them, useless for dissection

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iris scissors

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iris scissors
small, fine, straight or curved cutting delicate tissue ophthalmic procedures
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suture scissors
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suture scissors
short, sturdy notch in one blade to hook suture prevents excessive lifting of tissue when cutting used to cut suture do not use to cut tissue
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wire cutting scissors
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wire cutting scissors
cut orthopedic wire angled jaws serrated lower jaws
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spay hook snook hook
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spay hook (snook hook)
long, flat, thin handle blindly hook uterine horn or mesometrium allows small spay incision
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covault spay hook
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covault spay hook
raise uterus to surface thinner compared to spay hook (snook hook) ball at the end
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towel clamps
hold drapes secure suction lines, electrocautery cables, power equipment considered contaminated once they penetrate drape
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backhaus towle clamp
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backhaus towel clamp
most common clamp drape around surgery site sharp points, curved shape, locking ratchet
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lorna towel clamp edna towel clamp
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lorna (edna) towel clamp
non penetrating secure equipment due to non perforating minimize risk of contamination of surgical field
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hemostatic forceps
crushing instruments temporarily clamp and occlude bleeding vessels grasp and secure tissues and superficial fascia exposing, exploring, visualizing deeper areas straight or curved, subject to wear and tear
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rochester carmalt hemostatic forceps
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rochester carmalt hemostatic forceps
clamp large blood vessels and large tissues longitudinal grooves run entire length cross striations at the tip clamp ovarian pedicle/stump
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kelly hemostatic forceps
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kelly hemostatic forceps
clamp small to medium blood vessels transverse serrations covering half the length serrations on distal half of jaw larger than mosquitoes, smaller than carmalts
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halsted mosquito hemostatic forceps
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halsted mosquito hemostatic forceps
clamp small blood vessels transverse serrations covering entire length of jaw fine point at end -- grasp and crush bleeding vessels smaller than carmalts and kellys
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crile hemostatic forceps
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crile hemostatic forceps
clamp small to medium blood vessels similar size to kelly larger and less delicate than halsted mosquitoes transverse serrations covering entire jaw
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allis tissue forceps
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allis tissue forceps
crushing, very traumatic only use on tissues being removed from body interlocking teeth on gripping surface holding dense/heavy tissue not recommended for frequent use positioning suction tubing and electrocautery wire on patient
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babcock tissue forceps
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babcock tissue forceps
smooth flat tips still crushes, but less traumatic grasp and retract soft tissues stomach, bladder
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doyen intestinal forceps
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doyen intestinal forceps
non crushing temporarily occlude intestinal lumen enterotomies, resection, anastomosis can be curved or straight
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army navy retractor
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army navy retractor
double ended blunt retractor fenestrated handle hand held -- requires assistant blades differ in length soft tissue and orthopedic surgeries
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weitlaner retractor
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weitlaner retractor
"W" fingers self retaining -- no assistant needed orthopedic procedures to retract soft tissue in small/superficial incision
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gelpi retractor
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gelpi retractor
self retaining -- no assistant needed retracts soft tissues retraction of muscle bellies during orthopedic and spinal surgeries traumatic
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senn retractor
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senn retractor
double ended retractor blunt or sharp fork on one end blunt right angled blade on other end hand held -- requires assistant used on skin and soft tissues in small areas
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balfour abdominal retractor
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balfour abdominal retractor
self retaining -- no assistant needed retract abdominal wall laterally must be used with caution to protect underlying tissue
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barraquer eyelid speculum
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barraquer eyelid speclum
wire, self retaining instrument -- no assistant needed holds eyelid open during ophthalmic surgery corneal surgery
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poole suction tip
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poole suction tip
suction large amounts of fluid from body cavity blunt tip -- prevents trauma to organs attaches to suction hose fenestrations inner canula unscrews -- can be used as a modified fraizer suction tip
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fraizer suction tip
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fraizer suction tip
fine tipped suction tip small amounts of fluid easily clogged with blood clots, small tissue remnants
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dental elevator
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dental elevator
wedge between root and alveolar bone weaken or break periodontal ligament, facilitates tooth extraction common to use different elevators for a single tooth
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curette
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curette
subgingival cleaning of dentin and enamel double ended instument
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scaler
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scaler
sharp tips in working end triangular in cross section removes dental deposits above gumline only sharp tip is traumatic to delicate tissues variety of tips and angles
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most commonly used scaler
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extraction forceps
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extraction forceps
heavy instrument remove tooth various sizes and tips
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calculus removal forceps
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calculus removal forceps
removes large pieces of calculus prior to scaling uneven tip
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periodontal probe
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periodontal probe
measures pocket depths around tooth measures health of periodontium blunt tipped
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dental explorer
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dental explorer
helps explore enamel and dentin defects sharp tipped
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stainless steel bowl
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stainless steel bowl
used for saline

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