Surgical instruments

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Gelpi’s or self-retaining retractors
- Perineal retraction or deep muscle retraction during neurological or orthopaedic surgery.

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Weitlaner retractors
- Used for soft tissue, orthopaedic or neurological procedures.

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Balfour retractors
- provides variable spread.

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Finochietto retractors
- Rib retractors

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Handheld army navy retractors
- Retract large muscle groups during neurological or orthopaedic procedures.

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Malleable retractors
- Useful during abdominal and thoracic surgery.

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Mathew-Senn retractor
- Retract skin and superficial muscles.

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Doyen intestinal forceps
- These forceps are used for gastric and intestinal surgery.

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Babcock forceps
- Less traumatic than allis tissue forceps.
- Designed for intestines but not recommended for this use.

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Allis tissue forceps
- extremely traumatic and should only be used on fascial planes or connective tissue.

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Mixter
- Dissect vessels or for blunt dissection in hard to reach areas.

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Satinsky clamps
- large blood vessel such as vena cava while allowing blood to flow in the non occluded area.

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Bull dog clamp
- Temporary occlude blood vessels during vascular surgery.

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Mosquito forceps
- Used for ligation of large vascular pedicles or stump ligation. Tip is used to grasp and crush bleeding vessels.

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Kelly forceps
- Larger and less delicate mosquito forceps. Occlusion of small to medium sized vessels.

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Crile forceps
- Occlusion of small to medium sized vessels.

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Mayo-hegar Needle holders

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Olsen-hegar Needle holders

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Mathieu Needle holders

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Castroviejo (Microvascular) needle hoders

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Adson forceps
- fine rat tooth tips that provide gentle grasp of tissues.

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Adson Brown forceps
Tip configuration is characterised by multiple, fine intermeshing teeth that provide a secure grasp of tissues and suture needles.

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Rat Tooth forceps
Larger interdigitating teeth enabling strong grasp of skin or dense tissue.

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DeBakey forceps
Delicate grasp of soft tissue forceps, provides a delicate grasp of soft tissue by minimising tissue damage.

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Russian forceps - Strong holding grasp of tissues, the gripping surface is traumatic to tissues.

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Scalpel handle

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Mayo scissors - Used for cutting connective tissues and fascia, can also be used for cutting sutures.

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Metzenbaum scissors - used for cutting delicate tissues and blunt tissue dissection.

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Iris Scissors - Reserved for cutting delicate tissues and are often used for ophthalamic procedures.

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Tenotomy scissors - Used for cutting fine, delicate tissue especially ophthalmic surgery.

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Bandage (Lister) scissors - Used for bandage removal

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Suture scissors - Easily hook the suture for cutting.

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Rochester-carmalt haemostats - ligation of vascular pedicles and stumps.

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Sponge forceps - Grasp and manipulate sponges during final sterile preparation the surgical site.

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Ochsner and Kosher forceps - may be used in orthopaedics, but too damaging to be used in veterinary soft tissue surgery.

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Backhaus towel clamps - secure drapes to the patient skin.

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Lorna clamp - secure equipment to drapes. Non-perforating clamps.

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Roeder towel clamp - ball stops limit the depth of penetration of the tissues.

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Jones towel clamp - delicate procedures, ophthalmic procedures.

Question 40

What Scalpel hold is this?

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Overhand fingertip grip - better contact between the cutting edge and tissue. Advantageous for long incisions.

Question 41

What scalpel hold is this?

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Pencil grip - allows maximal control over the cut, ideal for short incisions.