1 Metal Ruler 6"

- Used for measuring structure and

distances.
- Instrument insight: Rulers may also
be made of plastic.

- 1 Scalpel Handle #3
- Use(s): Knife handles are used to
hold various blades to create a
scalpel. Scalpels are used to make
skin incisions or whenever a fine
precision cut is necessary.
-
- 1 Lister Bandage Scissors Large Rng
8"
- Use(s): Cut dressings, drapes, and
other items and also used in a
cesarean section to open the
uterus without harm to the baby.
-

- 1 Operating Scissors 5 -1/2" Straight

Sh/Sh
- Standard operating room
scissors
- Used for cutting tissue,
dressings, drains & sutures
- 1 Stitch Scissors Standard 5 -1/2"
- are used to hold and cut the
sutures without hurting the skin
during surgical procedures

- 1 Mayo Dissecting Scissors

Straight 6 -3/4"
- The straight scissors are used for
cutting sutures and ligatures or
trimming the skin around the
wound, hence it is also known as
'suture scissors'.
- 2 Mayo Dissecting Scissors Curved 6 -
3/4"
- Curved-bladed Mayo
scissors allow deeper penetration
into the wound than the type with
straight blades.
- The curved style of Mayo scissor is
used to cut thick tissues such as
those found in the uterus, muscles,
breast, and foot.
- The curve blades are ideal to cut
tough tissue like fascia, tendons
and ligaments.

- 1 S E Wire Cut Scissors Ang 4 -3/4" T-

C
- Use(s): Cut small-gauge wire and
sutures.

- 4 Mixter Forceps Rt Ang 7 -1/4"

- Use(s): Is used to clamp, dissect,
and occlude tissue. Is often used
to place a tie or vessel loop under
and around a tubular structure
such as a vessel or a duct,
enabling the surgeon to grasp the
ligature or loop and pull it up and
around the structure to either ligate
or retract.
- 12 Kelly Forceps Straight 5-1/2"
- Other Names:Hemostat, Crile
forceps, clamp
- Category: Clamping and Occluding
- Description: A curved or straight
clamp with horizontal serrations
that run about half the length of the
jaws.
- Use(s): Used for occluding
bleeders before cauterization or
ligation.

- 3 Rochester-Pean Forceps Curved 7 -

1/4"
- =
- Use(s): Used for occluding larger
blood vessels and tissue before
ligation, usually in a deeper wound
or on heavier tissue.
- 2 Dressing Forceps 5 -1/2"
- Other names: Semken dressing
forceps, smooth forceps, tissue
forceps without teeth
- Category: Grasping and Holding
- Description: Atraumatic tissue
forceps with horizontal serrated
tips that vary from fine to heavy.
- Use(s): Used for grasping tissue
and dressing application.

- 2 Tissue Forceps 1x2 5 -1/2"

- Other names: Semken tissue
forceps, rat tooth, tissue forceps
with teeth
- Category: Grasping and Holding
- The tips have two teeth on one
side and one tooth on the other
side that fits between the opposite
when closed.
- Used for grasping moderate to
heavy tissue and used during
wound closure. Instrument insight:
It is important to ensure the teeth
are properly aligned and in working
order before use.
- Caution: Exercise care when
handling forceps with teeth. The
sharp teeth can easily compromise
the integrity of your gloves and
skin and those of the surgeon.
- 1 Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder Serrated
7" T-C
- Other names: Heavy needle
drivers
- Category: Suturing and stapling
- Description: The mayo-hegar
needle driver has a broader jaw
with a rounded tip and a crisscross
pattern.
- Uses: These types of sutures are
used to hold heavy needles during
surgical procedures.

- 2 Allis Tissue Forceps 4x5 6"

- Category: Grasping and Holding
- Description: Curved or straight with
multiple, interlocking fine teeth at
the tip that reduce injury to the
tissues.
- Use(s): Used for lifting, holding,
and retracting slippery dense
tissue that is being removed.
Commonly used for tonsils; for
vaginal, breast, and thyroid
tissues; or for grasping bowel
during a resection.
- Instrument insight: It is important to
ensure the teeth are properly
aligned and in working order
before use.
- 1 Needle Nose Pliers 5-1/2"
- Category: Grasping and Holding
- Description: Thin, single-action
handles with serrated jaws that
narrow to a point.
- Use(s): Remove pins and
hardware and twist wires.

- 1 Bone/Cartilage Clamp Curved 8"

- Category: Grasping and Holding
- Description: Ringed handles with
large serrations placed in
opposition.
- Use(s): Used for grasping heavy
tissues and cartilage.

- 1 Kern Bone Forceps w/o Ratchet Xsm

5-3/4"
 - Category: Grasping and Holding
- Description: Long, thin handles
with a bar ratchet device between
them to lock jaws in place. The
inner jaws have four heavy teeth
and heavy serrations that allow for
secure grasping of the bone.
- Use(s): Used for manipulating
bone fractures into place and for
holding the fracture in alignment
while plates and screws are
placed. Also used during total joint
procedures to grasp bone
segments.
-

- 1 Lewin Bone Forceps Serrated 7"

- Other names: Joplin forceps
- Category: Grasping and Holding
- Description: Ringed handles with
very sharp double-curved
graspers.
- Use(s): Used for manipulating
bone fractures into place and for
holding the fracture in alignment
while plates and screws are
placed. The Lewin forceps can
also be used during a hip
arthroplasty to punch holes in bone
for passage of sutures when
closing the joint.
- Instrument insight: Because of
sharp ends, use extreme caution
when handling.
- 1 Lowman Clamp Small Jaw 1 -1/8"
- Category: Grasping and Holding
- Description: Three curved,
grasping, blunt claws at the
working end that are tightened into
position by turning the screw
mechanism at the proximal end.
- Use(s): Used for holding the
fractured bone in alignment while
plates and screws are placed.
- Instrument insight: Inspect the
screw mechanism before surgery
to ensure that it is working
properly.

- 1 Liston Bone Forceps Ang 7-3/4"

- Other names: Large bone cutters
- Category: Cutting and Dissecting
- Description: Large double-action
forceps with curved or straight
blades that are rounded to the tip
with sharp inner jaw edges.
- Use(s): Used for cutting large
bones. Instrument insight: The
double action gives the forceps
more torque at the tip for better
cutting action.
- 1 Stille-Liston Bone Forceps Straight
10-1/2n
- Category: Cutting and Dissecting
- Description: this instrument comes
with a pair of solid jaws with inner
sharp edges. Moreover, the jaws
come in right-angled, straight and
curved profiles.
- Uses: is a specialized orthopedic
tool that surgeons commonly use
for cutting through hard bone
structures, in order to divide them
or to gain access into the surgical
field.

- 1 Beyer Rongeur Curved On Flat 7"

- Use(s): Used for removing pieces
of bone and the soft tissue
surrounding the bone.
-
- 1 Ruskin Rongeur Straight 7-1/4"
- Category: Cutting and Dissecting
- Uses: Used to break up larger
pieces of bone and to remove
pieces of cortical bone for
exposure of underlying structures.
- Be careful not to use the ronguer
on too dense a bone or by holding
metal as the jaws can be
damaged.

- 1 Lucae Small Bone Mallet

- Category: Accessory
- Description: The mallet has a 19 or
25mm head. Moreover, the head
features convex impacting
platforms at each side
- Uses: is a specialized orthopedic
tool that surgeons frequently use
for hammering bone chisels,
osteotomes, and gouges,
especially during osteotomy or
bone grafting procedures.
-

 Hibbs Osteotome 9-1/2" x 10 mm

 Hibbs Osteotome 9-1/2" x 13 mm
- Alias: none
- Category: cutting
- Use: cutting bone
- Length: 9.5"
- Additional Information: straight or
curved; blade 0.25" to 1.5";
surgeon will need a mallet for
striking the head of the osteome
 Key Elevator 7-1/2" x ,4"
- Category: Cutting and Dissecting
- Description: A solid, smooth,
octagonal handle with a squared,
flat, and sharp working end that
comes in a variety of sizes.
- Use(s): Dissects or separates hard
tissue (e.g., periosteum from
bone).
- Instrument insight: Inspect edge
before and after each use for nicks
to ensure sharpness.

 Sayre Elevator Blunt Double Ended 6-

1/2"
- Category: Cutting and Dissecting
- Uses: Used for elevating,
retracting and carefully cutting the
periosteum tissue and other bone
adnexa.
- Description: the elevator features
a versatile double-ended design
connected by a central handle.
Moreover, one end consists of a
straight blunt tip and the other
features a curved sharp blade.
Also, there’s an especial pattern
that comes with double blunt
working ends.
 Weitlaner-Beckman Retractor Sh 6"
- Use(s): Used for retraction in
procedures involving deep tissue,
such as the spine, and in proximal
femur fractures.
- Instrument insight: Always hand
this retractor to the surgeon with
the prongs pointing downward.
-

 4 Backhaus Towel Clamp 3-1/2"

- Other names: Backhaus towel clip,
Roeder towel clip, Jones towel clip
- Category: Grasping and Holding
Description: A ratcheted instrument
with curved, sharp, tine-like jaws.
- Use(s): Used for holding towels in
place when draping, when
grasping tough tissue, and during
reduction of small bone fractures.

 Frazier Suction Tube 8, 10, 12 Fr

- Alias: nasal suction; ENT suction;
neurosuction
- Category: suctioning
- Use: suctioning small quantities of
fluid; suctioning in small areas
- Additional Information: short or
long tips; 6 Fr to 16 Fr diameter
(most common sizes are 7 Fr, 9 Fr,
and 11 Fr); metal or disposable;
angled; thumb hole controls
suction on/off
 2 Hibbs Retr 2"x 5/8" Blade 9"
- Category: Retracting and Exposing
- Description: This is a flattened,
double-ended retractor that has a
laterally bent blade and slightly
bent lip with V-shaped teeth on
one end and a small, crescent-
shaped blade on the other.
- Use(s): This is a tissue retractor for
either deep or superficial areas.
The Hibbs retractor is often used in
large bone cases.


 2 Senn Double Ended Retractor Sharp

6"
- Other names: Cat paw retractor
- Category: Retracting and Exposing
- Description: Double-ended,
handheld retractor in which one
end has three sharp or dull claws
and the other end is a small,
narrow, laterally bent blade.
- Use(s): Used for retraction of skin
edges and deeper tissues of small
incisions.
- Instrument insight: Usually come
packaged in pairs. Always hand to
the surgeon with the sharp claws
facing downward.
- Caution: Exercise care when
handling retractors with sharp
claws. The sharp claws can easily
compromise the integrity of your
gloves and skin.
 1 Metzenbaum Scissors Curved 7"
- Other names: Metz scissors, tissue
scissors
- Category: Cutting and Dissecting
- Description: Longer thinner
scissors with curved or straight
blades that can have blunt or sharp
tips.
- Use(s): Dissect and undermine
delicate tissues.
- Instrument insight: Tissue scissor

SUTURES

Name: Tevdek
Alias: none
Use: makes pursestring
sutures in the aorta of adults;
used in orthopedic
procedures; sutures heavy
tissue
Features: nonabsorbable;
braided; green
Additional Information:
available in a variety of sizes

Name: Ti-Cron
Alias: none
Use: sutures heavy tissue
(mainly in orthopedic surgery)
Features: nonabsorbable;
braided; coated polyester;
blue
Additional Information:
available in a variety of sizes
(2 and 5 are most popular
sizes)