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Surgical Instruments Guide: Types, Uses, and Sterile Processing, Exams of Nursing

Chamberlain College of NursingNursing

A comprehensive guide to surgical instruments used in sterile processing environments. It details various types of forceps, clamps, scissors, retractors, and other tools, explaining their specific applications in surgical procedures. Each instrument is described with its common uses, sizes, and unique features, making it a valuable resource for surgical technicians, nurses, and medical students. The guide also includes information on accessory instruments and their roles in supporting surgical operations, enhancing its utility for educational and practical purposes. Useful for university students.

Typology: Exams

2024/2025

Available from 09/07/2025

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Sterile Processing Surgical Instruments 2025
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)
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Sterile Processing Surgical Instruments 2025

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) Cut sutures or dressing ; quarter of an inch to cut suture ; Many Lengths Curved Mayo (Scissors) Cutting/ dissecting heavy tissue ; wide blade; many lengths Curved Metzenbaum (Scissors) Smaller than curved mayo; cutting delicate tissue; tungsten blade; many lengths Towel clip flat edge; two very sharp clips ; hold towels; does not get used after draping the patient, Accessory

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 Probe Accessory Standard Tissue Forcep with teeth Grasping Straight Carmalt (Clamp) Clamping; Long serrations Straight Crile (Clamp) Clamping; Medium blood vessels and tissue; Full serrations Straight Kelly (Clamp) Clamping; to first line on index finger; half serrations Straight Rankin (Clamp) Clamping; slightly longer than index finger; half serrations Wire Cutter Cutting xlong Tissue Forceps with teeth Grasping xlong Tissue Forcep without teeth Grasping Mayo (Retractor) Springs Beckman (Retractor) Retracting; There is no rings or shank on the class example