Basic
Surgical Instruments
Categories
Accessory
Clamping and
Occluding
Cutting and
Dissecting
Grasping and
Holding
Probing and
Dilating
Retracting
and Exposing
Suctioning and
Aspirating
Suturing
and Stapling
Viewing
Name: Electrosurgical Pencil
Other Names: ESU, Bovie
Category: Accessory
Use(s): Coagulate blood vessels,
cut tissue
Name: Electrosurgical Pencil
Other Names: ESU, Bovie
Category: Accessory
Use(s): Coagulate blood vessels,
cut tissue
Name: Electrosurgical Pencil
Other Names: ESU, Bovie
Category: Accessory
Use(s): Coagulate blood vessels,
cut tissue
Name: Harmonic Scalpel
Other Names: Ultrasonic Scalpel
Category: Accessory
Use(s): Grasp and divide tissue
Name: Hallstead Forceps
Other Names: Mosquito forceps
Category: Clamping
Use(s): occluding small bleeders
grasping fine suture (with suture-boots)
Name: Crile Forceps
Other Names: hemostat, snap, clamp
Category: Clamping
Use(s): occluding bleeders
Name: Kelly Forceps
Other Names: hemostat, clamp
Category: Clamping
Use(s): occluding bleeders
Name: Rochester-Pean Forceps
Other Names: Pean, Mayo
Category: Clamping
Use(s): occluding larger bleeders
Name: Schnidt Forceps
Other Names: Tonsil, Adson
Category: Clamping
Use(s): clamp small vessels deep in wound,
hold tonsil sponges,
‘tie on a passer’
Name: Mixter Forceps
Other Names: right-angle forceps
Category: Clamping
Use(s): clamp, dissect, and occlude
Name: Straight Mayo Scissors
Other Names: Suture Scissors
Category: Cutting
Use(s): Cutting Suture
Name: Curved Mayo Scissors
Other Names: Heavy Tissue Scissors
Category: Cutting
Use(s): Cutting tissue
Name: Curved Metzenbaum Scissors
Other Names: Metz, tissue scissors
Category: Cutting
Use(s): Cutting delicate or deep tissue
Name: Lister Scissors
Other Names: Bandage scissors
Category: Cutting
Use(s): Cutting dressings and drapes,
open uterus in C-Section
Name: Wire Scissors
Other Names: Wire cutters
Category: Cutting
Use(s): Cutting heavy wire
Name: No. 3 Knife Handle
Other Names: #3 scalpel handle
Category: Cutting
Use(s): Holds blade #: 10, 11, 12, and 15
used on skin
Name: No. 3 Long Knife Handle
Other Names: long knife, long handle
Category: Cutting
Use(s): Holds blade #: 10, 11, 12, and 15
used in deep wounds
Name: No. 7 Knife Handle
Other Names: #7 scalpel handle
Category: Cutting
Use(s): Holds blade #: 10, 11, 12, and 15
used in confined space or deep wounds
Name: No. 10 Blade
Other Names: n/a
Category: Cutting
Use(s): Skin incisions
Name: No. 11 Blade
Other Names: n/a
Category: Cutting
Use(s): Puncturing skin
Name: No. 12 Blade
Other Names: n/a
Category: Cutting
Use(s): tonsillectomy
Name: No. 15 Blade
Other Names: n/a
Category: Cutting
Use(s): pediatric or plastic surgery
Name: No. 4 Knife Handle
Other Names: #4 scalpel handle
Category: Cutting
Use(s): Holds blade #: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25
larger or heavier tissue
Name: No. 20 Blade
Other Names: n/a
Category: Cutting
Use(s): large or deep incisions
Name: Beaver Handle
Other Names: Round Handle
Category: Cutting
Use(s): precision cutting
Name: Adson Dressing Forceps
Category: Grasping
Use(s): grasping delicate tissue
Name: Adson Tissue Forceps
Other Names: Adson with teeth, rat tooth
Category: Grasping
Use(s): Align edges of wound/skin
Name: Brown-Adson Tissue Forceps
Other Names: Brown forceps
Category: Grasping
Use(s): Grasping delicate tissue (plastic surgery)
Name: Plain Dressing Forceps
Category: Grasping
Use(s): Grasping tissue and dressings
Adson
Regular
Name: Plain Tissue Forceps
Other Names: rat-tooth
Category: Grasping
Use(s): Grasping moderate to heavy tissue
Name: DeBakey Tissue Forceps
Other Names: DeBakes
Category: Grasping
Use(s): Grasping tissue
Name: Singley Tissue Forceps
Other Names: Tuttle thoracic tissue forceps
Category: Grasping
Use(s): Grasping delicate tissue, dressings, and sponges
Name: Bonney Tissue Forceps
Other Names: Victors
Category: Grasping
Use(s): Grasping heavy tissue, muscle, or bone
Name: Ferris-Smith Tissue Forceps
Other Names: Big uglys
Category: Grasping
Use(s): Grasping heavy tissue, muscle, or bone
Name: Russian Tissue Forceps
Other Names: Star forceps, Russians
Category: Grasping
Use(s): Grasping dense tissue,
bone graft
Name: Towel Clip (penetrating)
Other Names: Backhaus towel clamp
Category: Grasping
Use(s): Holding towels,
grasping tough tissue or bone
Name: Nonpenetrating Towel Clip
Other Names: Atramatic towel clamp
Category: Grasping
Use(s): Attach Bovie and suction to drapes
Name: Foerster Sponge Forceps
Other Names: sponge stick
Category: Grasping
Use(s): making sponge-sticks,
grasping delicate tissue
Name: Babcock Forceps
Other Names: n/a
Category: Grasping
Use(s): grasping delicate structures
Name: Allis Forceps
Other Names: n/a
Category: Grasping
Use(s): grasping slippery or dense tissue
Name: Kocher Forceps
Other Names: Ochsner, Koch
Category: Grasping
Use(s): grasping tough fibrous tissue
Name: Kocher Forceps
Other Names: Ochsner, Koch
Category: Grasping
Use(s): grasping tough fibrous tissue
Name: Army-Navy Retractor
Other Names: U.S. Army
Category: Retracting
Use(s): retracting small incisions
Name: Parker Retractor
Other Names: Park bench, double round
Category: Retracting
Use(s): retracting small or shallow wound
Name: Goelet Retractor
Other Names: Bolt retractor
Category: Retracting
Use(s): retracting small incisions
Name: Senn Retractor
Other Names: Cat paw retractor
Category: Retracting
Use(s): retracting skin edges
Name: Ribbon Retractor
Other Names: Malleable retractor
Category: Retracting
Use(s): retracting organs and intestines
Name: Skin Hook
Other Names: Joseph hook
Category: Retracting
Use(s): retracting skin edges
Name: Weitlaner Retractor
Other Names: Weity
Category: Retracting (self-retaining)
Use(s): hold wound edges open
Name: Frazier Suction Tip
Other Names: n/a
Category: Suction
Use(s): suctioning narrow spaces
Name: Poole Suction Tip
Other Names: abdominal sucker
Category: Suction
Use(s): suctioning large amounts of fluid
Name: Yankhaur Suction Tip
Other Names: tonsil suction, oral suction
Category: Suction
Use(s): suctioning all types of wounds (very common)
Name: Crile-Wood Needle Holder
Other Names: fine needle driver
Category: Suturing and Stapling
Use(s): holding small to medium suture needles
Name: Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder
Other Names: heavy needle driver
Category: Suturing and Stapling
Use(s): holding large suture needles
Name: Ryder Needle Holder
Other Names: fine needle driver
Category: Suturing and Stapling
Use(s): holding small to medium suture needles
(often in vascular)
Name: Webster Needle Holder
Category: Suturing and Stapling
Use(s): holding small suture needles
Note: No Serrations

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  • 2.
    Categories Accessory Clamping and Occluding Cutting and Dissecting Graspingand Holding Probing and Dilating Retracting and Exposing Suctioning and Aspirating Suturing and Stapling Viewing
  • 3.
    Name: Electrosurgical Pencil OtherNames: ESU, Bovie Category: Accessory Use(s): Coagulate blood vessels, cut tissue
  • 4.
    Name: Electrosurgical Pencil OtherNames: ESU, Bovie Category: Accessory Use(s): Coagulate blood vessels, cut tissue
  • 5.
    Name: Electrosurgical Pencil OtherNames: ESU, Bovie Category: Accessory Use(s): Coagulate blood vessels, cut tissue
  • 6.
    Name: Harmonic Scalpel OtherNames: Ultrasonic Scalpel Category: Accessory Use(s): Grasp and divide tissue
  • 7.
    Name: Hallstead Forceps OtherNames: Mosquito forceps Category: Clamping Use(s): occluding small bleeders grasping fine suture (with suture-boots)
  • 8.
    Name: Crile Forceps OtherNames: hemostat, snap, clamp Category: Clamping Use(s): occluding bleeders
  • 9.
    Name: Kelly Forceps OtherNames: hemostat, clamp Category: Clamping Use(s): occluding bleeders
  • 10.
    Name: Rochester-Pean Forceps OtherNames: Pean, Mayo Category: Clamping Use(s): occluding larger bleeders
  • 11.
    Name: Schnidt Forceps OtherNames: Tonsil, Adson Category: Clamping Use(s): clamp small vessels deep in wound, hold tonsil sponges, ‘tie on a passer’
  • 12.
    Name: Mixter Forceps OtherNames: right-angle forceps Category: Clamping Use(s): clamp, dissect, and occlude
  • 13.
    Name: Straight MayoScissors Other Names: Suture Scissors Category: Cutting Use(s): Cutting Suture
  • 14.
    Name: Curved MayoScissors Other Names: Heavy Tissue Scissors Category: Cutting Use(s): Cutting tissue
  • 15.
    Name: Curved MetzenbaumScissors Other Names: Metz, tissue scissors Category: Cutting Use(s): Cutting delicate or deep tissue
  • 16.
    Name: Lister Scissors OtherNames: Bandage scissors Category: Cutting Use(s): Cutting dressings and drapes, open uterus in C-Section
  • 17.
    Name: Wire Scissors OtherNames: Wire cutters Category: Cutting Use(s): Cutting heavy wire
  • 18.
    Name: No. 3Knife Handle Other Names: #3 scalpel handle Category: Cutting Use(s): Holds blade #: 10, 11, 12, and 15 used on skin
  • 19.
    Name: No. 3Long Knife Handle Other Names: long knife, long handle Category: Cutting Use(s): Holds blade #: 10, 11, 12, and 15 used in deep wounds
  • 20.
    Name: No. 7Knife Handle Other Names: #7 scalpel handle Category: Cutting Use(s): Holds blade #: 10, 11, 12, and 15 used in confined space or deep wounds
  • 21.
    Name: No. 10Blade Other Names: n/a Category: Cutting Use(s): Skin incisions
  • 22.
    Name: No. 11Blade Other Names: n/a Category: Cutting Use(s): Puncturing skin
  • 23.
    Name: No. 12Blade Other Names: n/a Category: Cutting Use(s): tonsillectomy
  • 24.
    Name: No. 15Blade Other Names: n/a Category: Cutting Use(s): pediatric or plastic surgery
  • 25.
    Name: No. 4Knife Handle Other Names: #4 scalpel handle Category: Cutting Use(s): Holds blade #: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 larger or heavier tissue
  • 26.
    Name: No. 20Blade Other Names: n/a Category: Cutting Use(s): large or deep incisions
  • 27.
    Name: Beaver Handle OtherNames: Round Handle Category: Cutting Use(s): precision cutting
  • 28.
    Name: Adson DressingForceps Category: Grasping Use(s): grasping delicate tissue
  • 29.
    Name: Adson TissueForceps Other Names: Adson with teeth, rat tooth Category: Grasping Use(s): Align edges of wound/skin
  • 30.
    Name: Brown-Adson TissueForceps Other Names: Brown forceps Category: Grasping Use(s): Grasping delicate tissue (plastic surgery)
  • 31.
    Name: Plain DressingForceps Category: Grasping Use(s): Grasping tissue and dressings Adson Regular
  • 32.
    Name: Plain TissueForceps Other Names: rat-tooth Category: Grasping Use(s): Grasping moderate to heavy tissue
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    Name: DeBakey TissueForceps Other Names: DeBakes Category: Grasping Use(s): Grasping tissue
  • 34.
    Name: Singley TissueForceps Other Names: Tuttle thoracic tissue forceps Category: Grasping Use(s): Grasping delicate tissue, dressings, and sponges
  • 35.
    Name: Bonney TissueForceps Other Names: Victors Category: Grasping Use(s): Grasping heavy tissue, muscle, or bone
  • 36.
    Name: Ferris-Smith TissueForceps Other Names: Big uglys Category: Grasping Use(s): Grasping heavy tissue, muscle, or bone
  • 37.
    Name: Russian TissueForceps Other Names: Star forceps, Russians Category: Grasping Use(s): Grasping dense tissue, bone graft
  • 38.
    Name: Towel Clip(penetrating) Other Names: Backhaus towel clamp Category: Grasping Use(s): Holding towels, grasping tough tissue or bone
  • 39.
    Name: Nonpenetrating TowelClip Other Names: Atramatic towel clamp Category: Grasping Use(s): Attach Bovie and suction to drapes
  • 40.
    Name: Foerster SpongeForceps Other Names: sponge stick Category: Grasping Use(s): making sponge-sticks, grasping delicate tissue
  • 41.
    Name: Babcock Forceps OtherNames: n/a Category: Grasping Use(s): grasping delicate structures
  • 42.
    Name: Allis Forceps OtherNames: n/a Category: Grasping Use(s): grasping slippery or dense tissue
  • 43.
    Name: Kocher Forceps OtherNames: Ochsner, Koch Category: Grasping Use(s): grasping tough fibrous tissue
  • 44.
    Name: Kocher Forceps OtherNames: Ochsner, Koch Category: Grasping Use(s): grasping tough fibrous tissue
  • 45.
    Name: Army-Navy Retractor OtherNames: U.S. Army Category: Retracting Use(s): retracting small incisions
  • 46.
    Name: Parker Retractor OtherNames: Park bench, double round Category: Retracting Use(s): retracting small or shallow wound
  • 47.
    Name: Goelet Retractor OtherNames: Bolt retractor Category: Retracting Use(s): retracting small incisions
  • 48.
    Name: Senn Retractor OtherNames: Cat paw retractor Category: Retracting Use(s): retracting skin edges
  • 49.
    Name: Ribbon Retractor OtherNames: Malleable retractor Category: Retracting Use(s): retracting organs and intestines
  • 50.
    Name: Skin Hook OtherNames: Joseph hook Category: Retracting Use(s): retracting skin edges
  • 51.
    Name: Weitlaner Retractor OtherNames: Weity Category: Retracting (self-retaining) Use(s): hold wound edges open
  • 52.
    Name: Frazier SuctionTip Other Names: n/a Category: Suction Use(s): suctioning narrow spaces
  • 53.
    Name: Poole SuctionTip Other Names: abdominal sucker Category: Suction Use(s): suctioning large amounts of fluid
  • 54.
    Name: Yankhaur SuctionTip Other Names: tonsil suction, oral suction Category: Suction Use(s): suctioning all types of wounds (very common)
  • 55.
    Name: Crile-Wood NeedleHolder Other Names: fine needle driver Category: Suturing and Stapling Use(s): holding small to medium suture needles
  • 56.
    Name: Mayo-Hegar NeedleHolder Other Names: heavy needle driver Category: Suturing and Stapling Use(s): holding large suture needles
  • 57.
    Name: Ryder NeedleHolder Other Names: fine needle driver Category: Suturing and Stapling Use(s): holding small to medium suture needles (often in vascular)
  • 58.
    Name: Webster NeedleHolder Category: Suturing and Stapling Use(s): holding small suture needles Note: No Serrations