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- Used to HOLD BACK or RETRACT organs or tissue to gain EXPOSURE to operative site
SELF RETAINING – stay open on their own
MANUAL – held by hand
SELF-RETAINING RETRACTORS
Weitlaner – retract shallow incisions and expose Gelpi Retractor – retract shallow incisions
surgical sites on small surgeries (plastic surgery, bone (orthopedic and spinal procedures)
and joint procedures)
Harrington Retractor – hold soft tissues within the Langenbeck retractor – separates the edges of the
abdominal cavity for abdominal surgery incision
Senn Miller Retractor – hold open small tissue or Volkmann Retractor – retract skin during orthopedic
muscle in small surgical sites; for fistulas surgery
Balfour Retractor (Abdominal Self Retaining
Retractor)
- used to hold wound or incision open during surgery
MANUAL RETRACTORS
Richardson Retractor – retract deep abdominal or Goulet – retract shallow or superficial incisions
chest incision; for retracting wider muscles
Deaver Retractor – retract deep abdominal, or chest Army Navy Retractor - to expose shallow or
incision; for distended bowel superficial wounds
Adson Forceps without Tooth – handling fine Rankin – for deep seated areas
tissue without causing trauma
Foerster Sponge Stick – grasp sponges Russian Tissue Forceps – grasp tissue
De bakey Forceps – (CARDIO SURGERY – delicate Mayo – Hegar Needle Holders – hold needles when
tissue) suturing
Needle Holder – used to hold a suturing needle Blade Holder No. 4 – provide reliable support for
multiple blades
Round Nose – holding heavy structures Kelly Clamp – for slight bigger vessels
Mosquito Clamp – for small/fine blood vessels Hemoclip Applier with Hemoclips – applies metal
clip onto blood vessels & ducts which will remain
occluded
Right Angle – clamp hard to reach vessels; place
behind/around vessels
Straight mayo scissor (Suture Scissors)– for Curved mayo scissor – for heavy tissues (fascia,
cutting sutures muscle, uterus, breast); allows deeper penetration and
cutting thick tissues