Surgical Recall: 6 - Surgical Instruments

Front 1

How should a pair of scissors/needle-driver/clamp be held?

Back 1

With the thumb and fourth finger, using the index finger to steady

Front 2

Is it better to hold the skin with a DeBakey or an Adson, or toothed, forcep?

Back 2

Better to use an Adson, or toothed, pickup because it is better to cut the skin rather than crush it!

Front 3

What helps steady the scissor- or Bovie-hand?

Back 3

Resting it on the opposite hand

Front 4

What can be done to guar- antee that you do not cut the knot when cutting sutures?

Back 4

Slide the scissors down to the knot, then turn the scissors at a 45 degree angle, and cut

Front 5

How should a pair of forceps be held?

Back 5

Like a pencil

Front 6

What are forceps also known as?

Back 6

"Pickups"

Front 7

Identify the instrument

Back 7

Forcep

Front 8

Identify the instrument

Back 8

DeBakey pickup

Front 9

Identify the instrument

Back 9

Adson pickup

Front 10

Identify the instrument

Back 10

Iris Scissors

Front 11

Identify the instrument

Back 11

Bandage scissors

Front 12

Identify the instrument

Back 12

Needle-Driver

Front 13

Identify the instrument

Back 13

Right-angle clamp

Front 14

Identify the instrument

Back 14

Kelly Clamp

Front 15

Identify the instrument

Back 15

Babcock Clamp

Front 16

Identify the instrument

Back 16

Tonsil Clamp

Front 17

Back 17

Metzenbaum scissors

Front 18

Identify the instrument

Back 18

Mayo Scissors (heavy scissors)

Front 19

Identify the instrument

Back 19

GIA (GastroIntestinal Anastomosis) stapler

Front 20

Identify the instrument

Back 20

TA (ThoracoAbdominal) Stapler

Front 21

Identify the instrument (what is it used for)?

Back 21

Poole Sucker = suctioning fluid (often irrigation) from peritoneal cavity

Front 22

Identify the instrument

Back 22

Gigli Saw

Front 23

Identify the instrument

Back 23

EEA (End-to-End Anastomosis) Stapler

Front 24

Identify the instrument

Back 24

Pott's Scissors

Front 25

Identify the instrument

Back 25

Allis Clamp

Front 26

Identify the instrument

Back 26

Kocher Clamp for very thick tissue (eg, fascia)

Front 27

Identify the instrument

Back 27

Bovie Electrocautery

Front 28

Back 28

Yankauer Suction (sucker)

Front 29

Define the following scalpel blade

Back 29

Number 10

Front 30

Define the following scalpel blade

Back 30

Number 11

Front 31

Back 31

Number 15

Front 32

What does it mean to “toe in” the retractor?

Back 32

To angle the tip of the retractor in by angling the retractor handle up

Front 33

Identify the following retractor

Back 33

Deaver Retractor

Front 34

Identify the following retractor

Back 34

Sweetheart retractor (Harrington)

Front 35

Identify the following retractor

Back 35

Army-Navy Retractor

Front 36

Identify the following retractor

Back 36

Weitlaner retractor aka "Wheaty" (self-retaining retractor)

Front 37

Identify the following retractor

Back 37

Bookwalter Retractor

Front 38

Identify the following retractor

Back 38

Richardson retractor, aka "RICH"

Front 39

What is a "malleable" retractor?

Back 39

Metal retractor that can be bent to customize to the situation at hand