Instruments
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Retracting and Exposing Instruments
Doyen Retractor
Used for retracting Bladder
Deaver Retractor
 Deaver Retractor (Manual)
 Used to retract deep abdominal or Chest Incisions
 Available in various widths
Richardson Retractor
 Richardson Retractor (Manual)
 Used to retract deep abdominal or Chest Incisions
Army-Navy Retractor
 Army-Navy Retractor (Manual)
 Used to retract Shallow or Superficial incisions
Goulet Retractor
 Army-Navy Retractor (Manual)
 Used to retract Shallow or Superficial incisions
Goulet Retractor
 Goulet Retractor (Manual)
 Used to retract Shallow or Superficial incisions
Ribbon / Malleable Retractor
 Malleable or Ribbon Retractor (Manual)
 Used to retract Deep incisions
 May be bent to various shapes
Weitlaner Retractor
 Weitlaner Retractor (Self Retaining)
 Used to retract Shallow incisions
Gelpi Retractor
 Gelpi Retractor (Self Retaining)
 Used to retract Shallow incisions
Balfour with Bladder Blade Retractor
 Balfour with Bladder Blade (Self Retaining)
 Used to retract edges in deep abdominal procedures
Cutting and Dissecting Instruments
Knife Handle & Blade
 For Deep / Superficial Incisions
 Comes in Different Sizes
 Handle Size 7 with Blade Size 15 Used for Deep Tissue
 Handle size 3 with Blade Size 10 Used for Superficial tissue
 Handle size 4 with Blade size 20 to cut skin
Straight Mayo Scissors
To cut sutures and supplies
Clamping and Occluding Instruments
Curved Mosquito Hemostat
Used to hold delicate tissue Used to compress bleeding vessels
Jaws are fully serrated
Kelly Hemostat
• .Used to clamp smallvessels or hold tissue
• Jaws are partially serrated .
• Curved or straight
Burlisher
• A burlisher is used to clamp deep blood vessels.
• Burlishers have two closed finger rings.
• Burlishers with an open finger ring are called tonsil hemostats.
• Other names: Schnidt tonsil forcep, Adson forcep
Right Angle Clamp
• A right angle is used to clamp hard-to-reach vessels and to place sutures behind or around a vessel.
• A right angle with a suture attached is called a "tie on a passer."
• Other names: Mixter.
Hemoclip Applier with Hemoclips
A hemoclip applier with hemoclips applies metal clips onto blood vessels and ducts which will remain occluded.

Grasping and Holding Instruments
Allis Tissue Forceps
• Allis is used to grasp tissue.
• Available in short and long sizes.
• A Judd-Allis holds intestinal tissue
• A heavy Allis holds breast tissue.
Adsons Pick up Forceps
• Are either smooth: used to grasp dericate tissue;
• With teeth: used to grasp the skin.
• Other names: Dura forceps.
Dressing Forceps
Long and Smooth Pick Ups
De Bakey Forceps
Used to pickup delicate tissue especially in cardiovascular surgery
Thumb Forceps
• Are used to grasp tough tissue (fascia, breast).
• Forceps may either have many teeth or a single tooth,
• Single tooth forceps are also called "rat tooth forceps."
Thumb Forceps
• Are used to grasp tough tissue (fascia, breast).
• Forceps may either have many teeth or a single tooth,
• Single tooth forceps are also called "rat tooth forceps."
Thumb Forceps
• Are used to grasp tough tissue (fascia, breast).
• Forceps may either have many teeth or a single tooth,
• Single tooth forceps are also called "rat tooth forceps."
Transfer Forceps Holder
• When sterile, transfer forceps;
• Arrange items on sterile tray
• Transfer items to sterile field
Toothed Forceps
• Used for grasping and holding tissue, muscle or skin surrounding a wound
• Single toothed on one side; fits between two teeth on the other side
• Available as 1x2 or 2x3 or 3x4
Plain Thumbs Forceps
• Used to hold tissue in place when applying sutures
• Used to gently move tissues out of the way during exploratory

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