Surgical Instruments (Veterinary)

Front 1

Back 1

hohmann retractors
-hand held
-most commonly used in orthopedic procedures

Front 2

Back 2

weitlaner retractors
-self retaining
-versatile
-multiple blunt or sharp teeth

Front 3

Back 3

rochester carmalt (hemostat)
-longitudinal grooves
-ligation of stumps or pedicles

Front 4

Back 4

hand held retractors
-lagenback, army/navy, senn

Front 5

Back 5

suture scissors
-cutting and removing suture
-blunt or sharp tipped
-hooked or curved blades

Front 6

Back 6

adson forceps (rat toothed)
-single toothed
-may damage very delicate tissue
-preferred for skin/fascia

Front 7

Back 7

adson-brown forceps (rat toothed)
-multiple teeth
-broad but delicate grip
-pencil grip

Front 8

Back 8

mathieu needle holder
-palm grip
-not commonly used in SA

Front 9

Back 9

suction tips
-yankaur (bottom)
-frazier-ferguson

Front 10

Back 10

gillies needle holder
-scissors included
-no box lock or ratchet
-difficult to drive through tough tissues

Front 11

Back 11

balfour retractor
-abdominal

Front 12

Back 12

smooth thumb forceps
-more traumatic than rat toothed
-move dressings, remove sutures, grasp swabs
-pencil grip

Front 13

Back 13

backhaus towel clamp
-attaches drape to skin
-traumatic
-contaminated once placed

Front 14

Back 14

scalpel handles
size 3 - 10, 11, 12, 15 blades (small blades with different angles and points)
-size 4 - 20, 21, 22, 25 (bigger, broader blades)

Front 15

Back 15

mayo scissors
-straight -> cutting tissues near surface
-curved -> cutting deeper, within cavity
-sharp or blunt dissection
-tough fascia/CT

Front 16

Back 16

metzenbaum scissors
-delicate surgical scissors
-straight/curved/pointed/blunt
-long shank:blade
-tungsten carbide available

Front 17

Back 17

bandage scissors
-angled with blunt tip to avoid injuring skin
-bottom blade longer

Front 18

Back 18

halstead mosquito forceps (hemostat)
-fine tip
-transverse grooves on whole surface
-small vessels
-traumatic

Front 19

Back 19

kelly forceps
-heavier than mosquito
-transverse grooves on distal surface
-moderate sized vessels
-traumatic

Front 20

Back 20

crile forceps (hemostat)
-transverse grooves on whole surface
-moderate sized vessels
-traumatic

Front 21

Back 21

mayo hegar needle holder
-most common
-needle locked by box lock and ratchet
-tripod or palm grip

Front 22

Back 22

olsen hegar needle holder
-scissors included
-lack of box lock
-may cut suture material by accident

Front 23

Back 23

allis tissue forceps
-small teeth with ratchet
-don't use on skin or viscera, only tissue to be removed
-very traumatic

Front 24

Back 24

gelpi retractor (self-retaining)
-1 set of tips
-soft tissue
-minimal contact and minimal trauma

Front 25

Back 25

gosset retractor
-abdominal

Front 26

Back 26

surgical swabs
-cotton gauze
-predetermined number in each pack
-count in and out!