Surgical Instruments (Exam #4)

Question 1

What are the two types of Needle Drivers, and how do they differ?

Answer 1

• Mayo = serrations

- Webster = smooth

Question 2

What type of scalpel blade is used for skin incisions?

Answer 2

10 blade

Question 3

What type of scalpel blade is used for open small vessels, make stab incisions?

Answer 3

11 blade

Question 4

What type of scalpel blade is used for small/precise incisions?

Answer 4

15 blade

Question 5

What type of scalpel blade is a larger version of a 10 blade, and what is it used for?

Answer 5

20 blade

- Used for skin incisions

Question 6

What type of forceps is used for atraumatic, angled or straight; used to grasp fine tissue and blood vessels?

Answer 6

DeBakey Thumb Forceps

Question 7

What type of forceps is used to grasp dense tissue or hold tissue during wound debridement/closure?

Answer 7

Russian Thumb Forceps

Question 8

What type of forceps is used to clamp vessels, grasp bleeding tissue, suture/ligate vessel?

Answer 8

Mosquito Locking Forceps

Question 9

Which three Locking Forceps are just smaller/larger versions of each other?

Answer 9

1. Mosquito: finer tip than Hemostat
2. Hemostat
3. Kelly: larger version of Hemostat

Question 10

What type of forceps is used for used to pass ties/suture materials, tunneling for suture placement?

Answer 10

Tonsil Locking Forceps

Question 11

What type of forceps is used to clamp hard-to-reach vessels and place sutures behind/around vessels?

Answer 11

Right Angle Locking Forceps

Question 12

What type of forceps is used to fold sponge in jaws to retract tissue and absorb fluids in surgery, tissue removal?

Answer 12

Ring Locking Forceps

Question 13

What type of forceps is used to hold tubular organs, stomach, bladder, appendix?

Answer 13

Babcock Locking Forceps

Question 14

What are the four types of TRAUMATIC Locking Forceps?

Answer 14

• Kocher
• Rochester Peon
• Allis
• Towel Clips

Question 15

What type of forceps is used to hold tough structures (i.e. mastectomy, thyroid), grasp tissue that will be removed?

Answer 15

Allis Locking Forceps

- Traumatic

Question 16

What type of forceps is used for Mesenteric hemostasis?

Answer 16

Rochester Peon Locking Forceps

- Traumatic

Question 17

What type of forceps is used for hemostasis, hold tough cartilage and ribs?

Answer 17

Kocher Locking Forceps

- Traumatic

Question 18

What are the two Self-Retaining Retractors?

Answer 18

• Weitlaner

- Gelpi

Question 19

What type of Manual Retractor is used for shallow, superficial retraction, including visceral tissue?

Answer 19

Army Navy Manual Retractor

Question 20

What type of Manual Retractor is used for shallow, superficial retraction, but NOT visceral tissue?

Answer 20

Goulet Manual Retractor

Question 21

What type of Manual Retractor is common in many specialties because diff. sizes for various tissues?

Answer 21

Richardson Manual Retractor

Question 22

What type of Manual Retractor can bend to shape; often used in abdomen or chest?

Answer 22

Malleable/Ribbon Manual Retractor

Question 23

What surgical tool is used to cut, coagulate, desiccate or destroy tissue?

Answer 23

Electrosurgery = “Bovie”

Question 24

What are the three types of Suction, and what is each used for?

Answer 24

• Yankauer: general multi-purpose suction tip
• Poole: used for large volume (ex. irrigation, “washout”)
• Frazier: very fine suction tip

Question 25

When are counts performed?

Answer 25

Prior to procedure start, during and after

Question 26

What can be thrown out during surgery?

Answer 26

NOTHING!!!! NO LIKE LITERALLY DO NOT THROW ANYTHING OUT (except yourself, bc you're trash)