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Sterile Processing Surgical
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Sterile Processing Surgical Instruments Adson tissue forceps without teeth grasping tissue; applying dressings; 4.75"; serrated tips Adson tissue forceps with teeth Grasping skin layer during wound closure; 4.75;1 x 2 teeth Standard tissue forceps without teeth Applying dressings; many lengths; tips very from heavy to fine, grasping Bayonet (Forceps) Vessels ; nuro surgery ; many lengths ; bipolar ; cauterizing, grasping Debakey Tissue (Forceps) Vascular; grasping fine tissue; many lengths ; used in all types of surgery ; 1 x 2 rows of serrations Russian (Forceps) Grasping tissue; removal of plaque; many lengths; serrated tip ;"aggressive russian" Allis
Grasping organs or tissues during removal; Many lengths; straight or angled tips ; has tiny teeth Babcock (Intestinal forceps) Grasping delicate tissue (tubular structures); doesn't damage; many lengths Kocher (Ochsner) Heavy tissue to pick up bone; Fascia and bone; many length; ortho, arm, leg. Grasping Lahey Vulsellum (Forceps) Grasping tissues during removal; 6 inches; 3x3 teeth Curved Mosquito (Clamp) Clamping delicate blood vessels or tissue; 5"; Straight or curved tips; Super Ficial; straight are used for tagging sutures. Full serrations Curved Crile (Clamp) Medium blood vessels and tissue; straight use as suture tagging; Super ficial, Full serrations Curved Kelly (Clamp) Clamping large blood vessels; to first line on index finger; Half Serrated Jaws; Mixter (Right angle) Gemini; Clamping tissue or grasping ligature around a curve; delicate jaw; many lengths Curved Pean (Clamp) Clamping heavy tissue; fully serrated jaws; 10'" to 12"; Straight or curved tips Foerster (straight ring forcep) "Sponge Stick" ; dab up blood, pushes by dissection ; use to grasp uterus to stop bleeding; crushing forceps ; 7" or 9.5", Accessory Pennington (Forceps) Clamping intestinal tissue; triangular fenestrated; 6' or 8'; grasping tissue ; gyn, rectal Straight Mayo (Scissors)
Richardson (Retractor) Retracting; exposing wounds; 10.5"; handheld; Parker (Retractor) Retracting; Exposing Superficial wounds; handheld; used on shoulders, legs, arms; one size; Comes in pairs Army-Navy (Retractor) Superficial medium to deep reactor; "Army- Navy"; handheld; one size" Small incision in leg or arm. Come in pairs Senn (Retractor) Superficial; handheld; double ended; sharp or dull prongs; usually used in pairs. Neck surgery Green (Retractor) Holds vessels and tubular structures; one size"; handheld; fenestrated blade; General retraction; used on thyroid 4-prong Rake (Sharp) Rake Smooth handle; Both sharp and dull; exposing Superficial wounds; handheld Deaver (Retractor) Deep wound retraction; many lengths; handheld; Vaginal & breast surgery; can come fatter and longer Harrington (Retractor) "Sweetheart"; Deep wound retraction; 12"; handheld; go in gallbladder; OB-GYN Malleable (Retractor) "Ribbon"; retracting deep wounds; handheld; may be bent to desire shapes Straight needle holder Suturing; Holding heavy (large) suture needles; Used in general surgery; Many lengths. Heaney needle holder Suturing; Curved needle holder; Suturing around curved structures; OB-GYN Procedures ; 8.5" Grid pattern on the jaw
Skin Hook Retracting skin; 6"; general surgery or plastics; Superficial; come in pairs Balfour Frame (Retractor) Deep abdominal retractor; Many lengths ; bladder blade holds back guts as well; has ratchets; shallow and deep blades. Straight Iris (Scissors) Dissecting/cutting fine tissue Tonsil Schnidt Clamping Bandage Scissor Cutting #4 knife handle Cutting Allis Adair Grasping Baby Towel Clip Accessory (tiny) Bonney (Forceps) Grasping Curved Carmalt (Clamp) Clamping, Long serrations Straight Pean (Clamp) Clamping, full serrations, 10'" to 12" Curved Rankin (Clamp) Clamping; slightly longer than index finger; half serrations Cushings Tissue Forceps (with or without teeth) Grasping Groove Director Accessory Pratt Grasping
Retracting English Tissue Forceps grasping; picture may not be correct Curved kelly clamp
