Surgical instruments Flashcards
(108 cards)
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Scalpel handle
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Scalpel blades
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Metzenbaum scissors
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Mayo scissors
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Carless suture scissors
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Lister bandage scissors
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Suture scissors - Heath
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Suture scissors - Littauer
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Gillies needle holders
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Olsen-Hegar needle holders
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Mayo-Hegar needle holders
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McPhail needle holders
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Halstead mosquito forceps
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Spencer wells forceps
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Kocher artery forceps
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Angiotribe triceps
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Rat tooth forceps
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Dressing forceps
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Allis tissue forceps
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Babcock forceps
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Doyen or lane bowel clamps
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Langenbeck retractor
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Volkmann retractor
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Hohmann retractor
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Senn retractor or Senn Miller
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Gelpi retractors
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West, travers and Weitlaner retractors
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Balfour retractors
29
Gosset retractor
30
Fionchietto rib retractor
31
Backhaus towel clips
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Cross action towel clips
Schardel/ Schaedel and Jones
33
Rampley sponge holding forceps
34
Cheatle forceps
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Castroviejo forceps
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Barraquer eyelid speculum
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Castroviejo micro needle holders
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Beaver scalpel handle and blade
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Osteotome
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Chisel
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Mallet
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Curette/Volkmann spoon
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Periosteal elevator
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ASIF Periosteal elevator
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Bone holding forceps
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Bone cutting forceps
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Rongeurs
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Bone rasps
49
Orthopaedic drill and drill bits
50
Drill bits
51
Jacob's chuck
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Oscillating saw and blade
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Rush pin
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Steinmann intramedullary pin
55
Kirschner wire (K wire)
56
Arthrodesis wire (A wire)
57
Cerclage wire
58
Sherman bone screw
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ASIF cancelous screw
60
ASIF cortical screw
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ASIF cancelous (left) vs ASIF cortical (right)
62
Dynamic Compression plat (DCP)
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Venable plate
64
Sherman plate
65
Luxator
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Elevator
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Periodontal probe
68
Dental explorer
69
Subgingival curette/ scaler
70
Extraction forceps
71
Tartar forceps
72
Dental drill
73
Spring loaded mouth gag
74
What are scissors classified by?
Shape
Size
Tissue they are designed to cut
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What is the difference in functions between Metzenbaum scissors and Mayo scissors?
Metzenbaum - for delicated surgery
Mayo - for dense tissues/ non-delicate surgery
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Carless suture scissors function?
For cutting sutures
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What is the main function of lister scissors?
Remove/cut bandages
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What is the main function of suture and litttauer scissors?
Removing sutures
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What is the function of Gillies?
Holding needles (suturing/ cutting suture material)
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What do Olsen-hegar needle holders have, that is not present in Gillies needles holders?
Ratchet to secure needle
81
What is the difference between Olsen-Hegar and Mayo-Hegar needle holders
Olsen-Hegar have a cutting edge
Mayo-Hegar don't
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What is present in McPhail needle holders but not in other needle holders?
Ratchet handles with spring action
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What is the main function of haemostats (artery forceps)
Clamping bleeding vessels and tissue
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What are the comon features of haemostats forceps?
Ratchet handles
Jaws have transverse serrations
Curved or straight edges
Joints may be screwed of box-jointed
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What is the function of Halsted mosquito forceps?
Clamp small delicate vessels and structures before ligation
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What is the main function of Kocher artery forceps?
Clamping large blood vessels
+ bulky tissue
e.g. ovarian pedicle
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What is the function of angiotribes?
Strong clamps that do not crush
Large breed bitch spay
Ligation of ovarian pedicle
Pyometra
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What is the main function of dissecting forceps?
Holding tisses during dissection
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Advantage and disadvantage of rat tooth forceps
Hold tissue firmly but traumatic (because of terminal teeth)
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Difference between rat tooth forceps and dressing forceps?
Dressing forceps are less traumatic as they have no termial teeth
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What is the main function of tissue forceps?
Have ratchet handles
Hold tissue firmly with minimal trauma
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What is the difference between Allis tissue forceps and Babcock forceps?
Allis have terminal teeth but not Babcock
Babcock have cup-shaped ends
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What are the features and functions of intestinal/bowel clamps?
Ratchet handles
Clamp intestines to prevent leakage
of contents into abdomen
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What is the function of Langenbeck retractor?
Retract soft tissues
Separate edges of surgical incision
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What is the function of Volkmann retracton?
Retract muscle and tendon
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Which retractors have ratchet handles?
Gelpi
West, Travers & Weitlaner
Balfour
Gosset
Finochietto
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What are the features of Backhaus towel clips?
Finger ring grips
Ratchet handle
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What is the main feature of the Shardel clips?
Spring action towel clip
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What is the difference betwee Schardel and Jones clips?
Jones towel clips are finer and smaller than Shardel
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Features and function(s) of Rampley sponge holding forceps?
Ends are fenestrated
Loop shaped
Ratchet handle
Holds swabs/sponges during patient's skin prep
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Features and function(s) of cheatle forceps
Finger ring handles
No ratchet
Angled head
Long jaws
Instrument and drape manipulation
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Function of an osteotome or chisel
Cut bone
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Function of a curette/Volkmann spoon?
Scoop out areas of cartilage or loose bone
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Funcitons of periosteal elevator?
Lifting & peeling periosteum from bone
Raising gingival flaps in dental
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Function of rongeurs?
Nibbling/ gouging bones
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Function of Jacob's chuck
To insert intramedullary pins and wires into bones
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Where are rush pins most commonly used?
In pairs in fractures of distal humerus and femur
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Function of periodontal probe
To examine subgingival margin and determine periodontal pocket depth
