Surgical Instruments
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Instruments
 Instruments are classified by their function
– Cutting & Dissecting
– Grasping & Holding
– Clamping & Occluding
– Exposing & Retracting
– Suturing & Stapling
– Viewing
– Suctioning
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Instruments
– Dilating & Probing
– Measuring
– Microinstruments
– Powered instruments
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Cutting & Dissecting
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Cutting & Dissecting
 Cutting instruments have sharp edges.
They are used to dissect, incise,
separate, or excise tissue.
 Most instrument sets will include #3
and #7 knife handles & suture, curved
mayo, metz and tenotomy scissors.
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Knife Handles
 Come in various
widths & lengths
 Blades are attached
by slipping the slit
in the blade into the
groove on the
handle
#7 #4 #3
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Knife Blades
 Blades with
numeric prefix of
“1” (e.g., 10, 11,
12, 15) fit #3 or #7
handles
 Blades with the
numeric prefix “2”
(e.g., 20, 21, 22, 23,
24) fit #4 handles
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Knife Blades
 #10 are used for
large skin incisions
 #15 are used for
short shallow
incisions
 #11 are used for
initial skin puncture
of tiny deep
incisions
#10 #15 #11
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Other Knife handles
 Long handles are
used inside deep
incisions (e.g., open
abdominal cases)
 Beaver knifes are
used for small
delicate cases
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Scissors
 Blades of scissors may
be straight, angled, or
curved
 Tips may be pointed
or blunt, handles may
be long or short
 Should be used only
for their intended
purpose
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Straight Mayo (Suture) Scissors
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Bandage/Dressing Scissors
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Tissue/Dissecting
Scissors
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Curved Mayo Scissors
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Metzenbaum Scissors
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Tenotomy scissors
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Iris Scissors
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Other cutting
Instruments
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Ronguer
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Osteotome
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Curette
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Freer Elevator
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Rasp
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Grasping & Holding
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Grasping & Holding
These instruments are used to
grasp tissue and hold it in place
without injuring surrounding
tissues
Forceps can be ringed or the
thumbed variety
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Grasping & Holding
Most instrument sets will include
kocher, allis, babcock, adson,
tissue, debakey forceps, sponge
sticks & towel clips.
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Forceps
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Kocher
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Allis
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Babcock
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Sponge Stick
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Towel Clip
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Adsons
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Tissue
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Ferris Smith
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DeBakey
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Russians
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Clamping & Occluding
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Clamping & Occluding
These instruments are used to
apply pressure
Some clamps are designed to crush
the structure when applied
Others are noncrushing and are
used to occlude or secure tissue
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Clamping & Occluding
Most instrument sets will include
mosquito, crile, kelly, tonsil, peon,
and right angle clamps.
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Anatomy of a Clamp
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Mosquito
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Crile
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Kelly
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Tonsil
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Peon
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mosquito crile kelly tonsil peon
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Right Angle
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Non-crushing Clamps
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Bowel Clamp
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Vascular Clamp
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Bulldogs
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Exposing and Retracting
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Exposing and Retracting
Used to pull Soft tissue and muscle
aside to expose surgical site
2 types:
–Hand held
–Self retaining
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Exposing and Retracting
Most instrument sets will include
small hand held , army-navy,
malleable, weitlaner, and
richardson retractors.
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Hand Held Retractors
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Skin Hooks
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Senn
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Cushing Vein Retractor
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Volkman
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Army-Navy
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Malleable (Ribbon)
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Richardson
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Kelly
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Harrington
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Deaver
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Self Retaining
Retractors
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Weitlaner
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Cerebellar
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Gelpi
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Balfour
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Bookwalter
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Suturing and Stapling
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Suturing and Stapling
Needle holder sizes vary according
to type of needle used
Most instrument sets will have
webster, crilewood, and mayo
hegar type needle holders.
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Suturing and Stapling
Clip appliers place individual
staples, available in reusable and
disposable
Disposable staplers
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Needle Holders
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Webster
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Crilewood
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Mayo Hegar
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Castroviejo
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Skin Stapler
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Weck Hemoclip Applier
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Ligaclip Applier
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Staplers
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Viewing
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Viewing
Surgeons can examine body
cavities, hallow organs, or
structures with viewing
instruments
Procedures may be performed
through them
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Nasal Speculum
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Vaginal Speculums
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Rectal Speculums
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Rigid Endoscope
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Laparoscopic Trocars
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Laparoscopic Instruments
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Thorascopic Trocars
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Arthroscopy Cannulas
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Cystoscopy Sheath
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Camera & Light Cord
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Flexible Bronchoscope
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Flexible Ureteroscope
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Proctoscope
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Suctions
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Yankauer
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Frazier
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Poole
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Probes & Dilators
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Uterine Dilators
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Uterine Sound
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Urethral Sounds
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Lacrimal Duct Probe
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Vascular Tunnelers
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Measuring
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Rulers
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Depth Gauge
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Total Hip Trials
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Microinstruments
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Castroviejo Needle Holder
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Micro Scissors
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Bishop Harman Forceps
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Powered Instruments
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Powered Instruments
3Types
–Battery powered
–Air powered
–Electric powered
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Stryker System 5
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Midas Rex
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TPS System
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Arthroscopic Shaver
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Minor Set
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Major Set/Lower Tray
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Major Set/Upper Tray
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Major Retractor Set
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Care & Handling of
Instruments
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Handling instruments
 Instruments are placed firmly into the
surgeon’s palm in such a manner that it is
ready of immediate use.
 Ringed instruments are handed with the box
locks closed.
 Curved instruments are passed with the
curve in the direction of intended use.
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 To facilitate suturing the needle is
secured about 1/8 inch down from the
tip of the needle holder and about a
third of the distance from the eye or
swaged end
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Care of Instruments
 During the procedure,
used instruments
should wiped with a
damp sponge or
placed in a basin of
sterile distilled water.
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Care of Instruments
 Do not saline on
instruments.
 Do not allow blood to
dry on instruments.
 Saline & blood can
damage instrument
surfaces causing
corrosion and pitting.
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Care of Instruments
 Flush suction tips with
sterile distilled water
periodically to keep
lumens patent.
 Flush all lumened
instruments
thoroughly at the end
of case to prevent
blood from drying
inside lumens.
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Care of Instruments
 Powered hand
pieces and
batteries should
not be immersed
in liquid as this
could damage
internal
mechanisms.
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