COLLEGE OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Level 2
S.Y. 2021-2022

Dilation and Curettage

OBSTETRICAL INSTRUMENT

Name of Instrument Description Function

Sims Bivalved Vaginal Speculum Made of stainless Non self retaining vaginal
steel and/or plastic speculum used for the
and is reusable inspection of cervix for growth,
erosion, or discharge or for the
inspection of vaginal for any
type of vaginal infection. Also
used to depress the posterior
vaginal wall and it can be used
different procedures on the
uterus, such as in Dilation and
Curettage for obstetrician to
dilate a woman’s vagina so that
the cervix and the vagina can
be examined for a better view.
Cusco's Bivalved Self-retaining Speculum Has Fixation Screw, Self retaining vaginal speculum
Anterior and used for examination in
Posterior Blade, and obstetrics to visualize the
handle. Fixation cervix as well as the vagina for
screw is used to make any type of discharge or
the speculum self- erosion
retaining.
The handle is used to
make move the
Anterior Blade and
Posterior blade like a
jaw that opens up like
a duckbill.

Sims Anterior Vaginal Wall Retractor A long instrument Used to retract the anterior
that has shaft and vaginal wall to expose and
oval shaped ends. It visualize the cervix. Used in
has loops in with the Dilatation and curettage
atraumatic serration procedures, sims
on the end of both operation for VVF-
sides of the retractor Vesicovaginal Fistula and fistula
so that a proper grip surgery.
could be maintained

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Teals Vulsellum A long instrument Used primarily in gynecologic
that is used to hold procedures like in Dilation and
the anterior lip or the Curettage to grasp slippery
posterior lip of the tissues and provide traction or
cervix and is usually torsion
20cm in length.
Has interlocking sharp
teeth for a firm grip
when holding the
cervix aided with the
lock for the
procedure to be done
easily
Simpson Uterine Sound A long angulated The sound is used to calibrate
instrument. The or dilate the cervical canal or to
sound features a flat hold the uterus in various
handle and a positions during gynecologic
malleable shaft that is procedures. It is also
available in graduated commonly used for probing the
centimeters or uterus through the cervix and
inches.  to measure the length of the
cervical canal and uterus.

Hegar's Dilators Come in different Used in Dilation and curettage

types of sizes and and other gynecologic and
diameters. These are obstetric procedures to gently
double ended curved dilate the mouth of the cervix.
dilators with rounded When inserting the dilators,
ends always start with the smallest
size then gradually increase to
the desired opening of the
cervix.

Uterine Curette A long and double It is used for scraping

ended instrument endometrial cavity to obtain
(There are also one sample for histopathology. It is
sided uterine used to remove conception
curettes). It has two products from the uterine
ends, one with sharp cavity and to remove
and smaller end and endometrial tissue for
one with blunt and diagnostic purposes. The sharp,
larger end. smaller end is used during
dilation and curettage, with the
blunt, larger end is used during
evacuation and dilation for
pregnant woman.

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Haywood Smiths Ovum Forceps
Kidney Tray
Rampley's Sponge Holding Forceps
It is a metallic Ovum Forceps to grip, hold,
instrument that has manipulate and remove tissue
spoon shape blades in the uterus, including the
and fenestration ovum and the placenta. Ovum
forceps are used in procedures
such as cesarean section,
hysterectomy, uterine repair,
sometimes as a hemostat and
clamps and evacuate products
of any conception especially in
the secondary post partum
hemorrhage
A kidney Basin or tray Kidney Basin are mainly used in
is a kidney shape hospital, family, and surgical
container with a care words to collect or collect
kidney-shaped dirty dressings and other
bottom and inclined medical waste.
walls that comes in
many different sizes.
It has blades with Rampley’s Sponge Holding
serrations to firmly Forceps is a multipurpose
grasp swaps and surgical tool that surgeons
sponges and lock for frequently use to grab and hold
effecting holding swabs and sponges, which help
in cleaning the blood and other
fluids from the operating site.
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