Surgical Instruments and Common Surgical Procedures

1. Surgical Instruments and common surgical procedures

2. Categories of Instruments Instrument usage Scissors and Scalpels Hemostats, Forceps, and Clamps Specula, Scopes, Probes, Retractors, and Dilators Cutting Grasping and Clamping Dilating and Probing

3. Cutting

4. Disposable Scalpel Used to cut the skin, sometimes called a surgical knife

5. Surgical Blades Most common sizes are #11, #10, and #15 #22 #23 #24 #10 #15 #21 #13 #12 #11

6. Straight Scissors Sharp/Sharp Blunt/Blunt Sharp/Blunt

7. Curved Scissors Sharp/Sharp Sharp/Blunt Blunt/Blunt

8. Mayo Dissecting Scissors Straight Curved Heavy-duty with narrowed but blunt pointed blades

9. Iris Scissors straight curved Small scissors designed for fine detail

10. Suture Removal Scissors Hook-shaped point on one blade used to hook under the stitch before cutting Straight angled

11. Bandage Scissors Designed for cutting bandages on patients without cutting the patient Lister scissors Knowles scissors

12. GraspingandClamping

13. Hemostat Forceps Mosquito Kelly Serrations only along part of the tip Serrations along the entire tips Some may have teeth All may be straight or curved

14. Thumb Forceps Sometimes called “pick-ups” Some with teeth are called tissue forceps

15. Ear and Nasal Forceps Hartman forceps Alligator forceps Bent for ease in ear and nose procedures

16. Sponge Forceps Used to hold surgical gauze sponges May be straight or curved

17. Towel Clamp Used for fixing drapes to the skin of anesthetized patients

18. Needle Holder Often called needle drivers Holds needles firmly without crushing

19. Dilatingandprobing

20. Specula and Scopes Are used to expose body orifices by widening for better viewing Vaginal Speculum Anoscope/Proctoscope Nasal Speculum

21. Retractors Used to hook and retract the edges of a wound for better view Weitlaner retractor Volkman Retractor Self -retaining Manual

22. Dilators Double-ended metal rods ranging in size used for gradually dilating an opening Hegar Dilators Pratt Dilators

23. Setting up a sterile field

24. Staple Removal

25. Wound Irrigation and Suturing

26. Incision and Drainage