Basic Surgical Instruments

Classification Clamping/Occluding Clamping/Occluding Clamping/Occluding

Name Mosquito Crile Kelly

Notes smallest hemostat; Used to clamp delicate tissue or vessels second smallest hemostat; serrated to boxlock; Can be used to clamp tissue edges second smallest hemostat; serrated partway to boxlock; Can be used to clamp tissue edges AKA Mayo-Pean, Pean, Rochester-Pean; largest of the hemostats; Used to clamp tissue (fairly thick) before resection or larger vessels to stop bleeding or to transect used to hold a peanut sponge dissector AKA Right Angle; Tip used to bluntly dissect around vessel; Can be used to clamp across small vessels; Used to deliver suture around vessel AKA Right Angle; Tip is wider or fatter than Lahey; Not used very often AKA Schnidt, Boetcher; Commonly used to clamp small bleeders deep in wound or in the throat Tip width from narrow to wide; Used to grasp tubelike structures and tumors, etc; Most commonly used grasping clamp Fat allis is slightly wider than an allis but not as wide as an adair; Used to grasp tube-like structures and tumors, etc Commonly used to grasp tube-like structure such as ureter and fallopian tubes and vas deferens; Most commonly used to grasp bowel Commonly used to grasp vaginal mucosa during an anterior & posterior colporrhaphy; Tip wider than Allis Commonly used to grasp tendons, ligaments, Muscle/Fascia, heavy tissue not commonly used Most common to hold a folded sponge called stick sponge Used to clip LINEN drapes to patient; May be used to hold bone; AKA T-clips; short AKA baby towel clip Most commonly used to secure paper drapes to the patient/field; Used to anchor cautery holder to drapes; Anesthesia uses to clamp upper drape to IV pole Largest of the forceps; Used to grasp heavy tissue like bone, tendon, fascia & ligaments Smallest of the forceps; Mainly used on skin, especially to hold skin during suturing not commonly used Most commonly used forceps for inside the abdomen or on vessels; Atraumatic; Has multiple tiny teeth; also wide and narrow tips; Has replaced forceps without teeth Second most commonly used forceps for inside the

Clamping/Occluding

Mayo

Clamping/Occluding Clamping/Occluding

Carmalt Lashey

Clamping/Occluding Clamping/Occluding

Mixter Adson Tonsil Clamp

Grasping

Allis

Grasping

Fat Allis

Grasping

Babcock

Grasping Clamping or Grasping Grasping Grasping

Adair

Kocher/Oschner Bebee Ring Forceps Backhaus Towel Clip

Grasping

Grasping

Non-Perforating Towel Clamp

Grasping/Forceps Grasping/Forceps Grasping/Forceps

Ferris Smith Adson Adson/Brown

Grasping/Forceps

Debakey