BASIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS  WEITLANER retractor (self-retaining) – retract shallow incisions

4 CATEGORIES IF INSTRUMENTS:
RETRACTING AND OCCLUDING
To retract organs/tissue to gain exposure to the operative site.
 DEAVER retractor – used to retract deep abdominal or chest incisions.
 GELPI retractor(self-retaining) retract shallow incisions.

 RICHARDSON retractor - retract deep abdominal or chest incision

 BALFOUR with BLADDER BLADE – retract wound edges during deep

 ARMY-NAVY RETRACTOR - retract shallow or superficial incisions
abdominal procedures

 GOULET – retract shallow or superficial incisions.

 MALLEABLE or RIBBON – retract deep wounds

CUTTING AND DISSECTING
Sharp and are used to cut body tissue or surgical supplies
 7 HANDLE W/ 15 BLADE (deep knife) – cut deep, delicate tissues
 3 HANDLE W/ 10 BLADE (inside knife) – cut superficial tissues
 4 HANDLE WITH 2 BLADE
 STRAIGHT MAYO SCISSORS – cut suture and supplies. Aka suture
scissors
 CURVED MAYO SCISSORS – cut heavy tissue
.
 METZENBAUM SCISSORS – cut delicate tissue.
CLAMPING AND OCCLUDING
Used to compress blood vessels or hollow organs for hemostasis or prevent
spillage of contents
 HEMOSTAT – clamp blood vessels or tag sutures.
 MOSQUITO – Clamp small blood vessels.
 KELLY – clamp larger vessels and tissue
 BURLISHER – clamp deep blood vessels.
 RIGHT ANGLE – clamp hard to reach vessels and place sutures behind or
around a vessel.
  HEMOCLIP APPLIER W HEMOCLIPS – applies metal clips onto blood  FOERSTER SPONGE STICK aka sponge forcep – to grasp sponges.
vessels

 BACKHAUS TOWEL CLIP aka towel clip – to hold towels and drapes in
GRASPING AND HOLDING place.
Used to hold tissue, drapes, or sponges.
 ALLIS – to grasp tissue

 DISSECTOR – to hold a peanut. (Peanut – small cotton ball.)

 BABCOCK – to grasp delicate tissue (intestine, fallopian tube, ovary)

 PICK UPS, THUMB FORCEPS, AND TISSUE FORCEPS – available in

various lengths. With or without teeth, and smooth or serrated jaws.
 KOCHER – to grasp heavy tissue.
 ADSON PICK UPS – (smooth)to grasp delicate tissue; or (with teeth) to
grasp the skin
 RUSSIAN TISSUE FORCEPS – to grasp tissue  MAYO-HEGAR NEEDLE HOLDERS – to
hold needles when suturing (can be placed in
sewing category.

 DRESSING FORCEPS – long smooth pick-ups. Short smooth pick-ups –

to grasp delicate tissue. SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

 SPONGE FORCEPS – jaws are serrated; used to hold gauze

squares/sponge to mop up the surgical site.

 DEBAKEY FORCEPS – to grasp delicate tissue particularly in

cardiovascular surgery

 TRANSFER FORCEPS – when sterile, transfer forceps; arrange on sterile

tray and transfer items to sterile field.

 THUMB FORCEPS – to grasp tough tissue (fascia, breast)

 SPLINTER FORCEPS – Fine tip for foreign object retrieval

o Single tooth
forceps – aka rat tooth forceps.
 WALTER SPLINTER FORCEPS – very fine tip, spear-head design
  NEEDLE HOLDER – to hold and pass a suturing needle through tissue.

 1X2 TOOTHED TISSUE FORCEPS – used for grasping and holding

tissue, muscle, or skin surrounding a wound

 TOWEL CLAMP – adds weight to drapes and towels to ensure they stay in
place.

 PLAIN THUMB FORCEPS – to hold tissue in place when applying sutures.

Used to gently move tissues out of the way during exploratory surgery.

 SKIN HOOK – flat end is a blunt retractor. Three-prong end may be sharp
 CURVED MOSQUITO HEMOSTAT – to to dull. Used to retract small incisions or secure a skin edge for suturing.
compress bleeding vessels. Jaws are
serrated. To hold delicate tissue.

 KELLY HEMOSTAT – to clamp vessels or hold tissue.  IRIS SUTURE SCISSORS – used to remove sutures
  VAGINAL SPECULUM – used during gynecological exam or procedure.
Dilates the opening of the vaginal cavity allowing the inspection of vagina
 SCALPEL HOLDER – holds scalpel blade; acts as handle
and cervix.

 LISTER BANDAGE SCISSORS – used to remove bandages and

dressings.

 SCARP/BLUNT SCISSORS – used to cut and dissect fascia and muscle.

One tip is sharp, and one is blunt.

 CURVED BLUNT SCISSORS – both blade tips are blunt. Curved or

straight