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LIST OF INSTRUMENTS (PURPOSE AND ITS USES

1. Deaver retractor
- The Deaver Retractor is a large, handheld
retractor commonly used to hold back the
abdominal wall during abdominal or thoracic
procedures. It may also be used to move or hold
organs away from the surgical site. Deaver
retractors were designed to keep the large organs
inside the abdomen protected from the surgical
instruments used during the operation.

2. Richardson retractor ( w/ grip & no)

- Richardson Retractor is a hand-held

surgical device that allows surgeons to pull
back incision and wound edges in order to
unveil the hidden spaces within the operating
site. Retract abdominal or chest incisions.
Used for holding back multiple layers of deep
tissue. This is one of the most common
general retractors.

3. Needle holder
- A needle holder, also called a needle driver, is made
from stainless steel and is used to hold a suturing
needle during surgical procedures. For gripping
stitches for gripping stitches, suture skin or other
internal tissues; sometimes also for instrument knots.
4. Blade/Knife holder
- Are intended to be use with surgical blades for
tissue separation and other procedure that
require a sharp surgical blade to puncture or cut.
Scalpel Handle hold the scalpel blade, it is a
small and extremely sharp instrument used for
surgery and anatomical dissection.

5. Babcock forceps
- Babcock Forceps are finger ring, ratcheted, non-
perforating forceps used to grasp delicate tissue.
They are frequently used with intestinal and
laparotomy procedures. they allow the surgeon to
manipulate bowel and are often used in bowel
anastomosis and cardiothoracic procedures. They
are helpful in grasping delicate tissue.

6. Allis forceps
- The Allis tissue Forcep is a surgical
instrument with sharp teeth, used to hold
or grasp heavy tissue. It is also used to
grasp fascia and soft tissues such as
breast or bowel tissue. Allis tissue forcep
can cause damage, so they are mainly
used in tissue about to be removed.
7. Adson forceps
With teeth - Adson forceps are equipped with
fine, rat tooth tips that provide a gentle grasp of
tissues. used for picking up skin edges during
skin closure or manipulating the needle.
Grasped between thumb and forefinger in a
pincer grip usually with the left hand, you will
often use these to manipulate the needle and
grasp tissue edges when suturing.
Without teeth- Non-toothed forceps used
for fine handling of tissue and traction
during dissection. Non-toothed or smooth
forceps have fine, serrated teeth on the inner
portion of both tips that allow manipulation of tissue without trauma.

8. Curette (sharp and dull)

Sharp - Sims Curette Sharp is designed to
remove tough tissue from the lining of the uterus
for biopsy or excision. A sharp loop tip to aid in
the removal of the uterine tissue. It is available
as a rigid or malleable type to accommodate
various cases.
Dull - Used to remove conception products from
the uterine cavity.

9. Balfour retractor
- Balfour Retractors are used during
abdominal surgeries to hold the wound
or incision open for surgery. They
provide access to the surgical site amid
tightly packed organs and tissues. They
play a vital role in cesarean sections,
laparotomy, liver, and gastric surgeries.

10. Heany forcep

 - Heaney Hysterectomy Forceps are
commonly used during the hysterectomy
procedure to clamp off a tough ligament on
both sides of the uterus. The forceps feature
ring handles with a lock mechanism and
serrated blades to firmly grasp the ligament.

11. Ochsner forceps

- Rochester-Ochsner Forceps are
hemostats that are helpful for clamping
off blood vessels to avoid bleeding
during procedures such as orthopedic
surgery. In order to clamp vessels or
grasp tissue, these forceps have 1x2
teeth on the tip of the serrated jaws.

12. Army-navy retractor

- The Army Navy Retractor, sometimes

called US or USA Army Retractor, is
used for shallow or superficial wounds.
It can be used to retract skin or bones.
The Army Navy Retractor is a basic
surgical instrument included in most
minor and major surgical set.

13. Kelly straight forceps

 - Kelly hemostatic forceps are used to clamp blood
vessels and hold heavy tissues in place. is used in
many surgical procedures to constricting blood
vessels during surgery to control bleeding. The
locking mechanism is typically a series of interlocking
teeth, a few on each handle, that allow the user to
adjust the clamping force of the pliers.

14. Kelly curve forceps

- used for clamping large blood vessels or
manipulating heavy tissue. They may also be
used for soft tissue dissection. This instrument
can be used as a clamp, heat sink, or third hand.
- used during surgery to compress the artery,
clamp and seal small to medium size blood
vessels or hold the artery out of the way.

15. Randall forceps

- main function is to extract
stones from the kidneys in
procedures like
nephrolithotomy.
- used to hold the deep
tissues into the body cavity
during surgical procedures.

16. Metzenbaum scissors

 - are surgical scissors designed for cutting
delicate tissue and blunt dissection.
Metzenbaum scissors or dissecting scissors
are primarily used in surgery to cut tissue
and suture material. The long handles of
Metzenbaum scissors permits to work in
deep tissues, so the surgeon’s manipulation
is not hindered by wide-opening scissor
blades. Can also be used to cut dressing
material or bandages, just like other surgical
scissors. In preparative anatomy, they can
also be used to open tissue.

17. DeBakey forceps

- Debakey forceps are a type of
surgical forceps used to hold
vascular vessels and tissue. They
are specifically known for being
atraumatic, or non-damaging. They
are capable of holding soft tissues,
blood vessels, and other delicate
body parts without causing harm.
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18. Skin hooks

- Skin hook is an essential equipment used for day-to-
day skin surgeries such as scar revision, wound
closure, excision of tumors, and facial lesions. A skin
hook is a small medical instrument that is used to
grasp, hold, and position delicate soft tissues during
the suturing phase of a surgical procedure.

19. Senn retractor

 - used to retract primarily surface tissue.
Often used in plastic surgery, small bone
and joint procedures, or throidectomy and
dissection of neck tissue. The Senn retractor
is a small, relatively delicate retractor that is
used extensively in hand surgery, vascular
surgery, plastic surgery and other
procedures involving the skin and soft tissue.

20. Foerster sponge clamp

- Foerster sponge forceps are essential
for gynecologic surgery. Featuring oval
tips with serrations, the Foerster is
used to hold sponges during the
procedure. The ratchet handle helps to
hold the sponges firmly. Used for
atraumatically grasping lung tissue in
thoracic surgery.

21. Mayo scissor (straight and curved)

- Curved-bladed Mayo scissors allow deeper
penetration into they wound than the type with
straight blades. Used to cut thick tissues such as
those found in the uterus, muscles, breast, and
foot. Mayo scissors used for dissection are placed
in this the tips are closed. Straight-bladed Mayo
scissors are designed for cutting body tissues
near the surface of a wound. As straight-bladed
Mayo scissors are also used for cutting sutures.