INSTRUMENT FUNCTION
FORCEPS
MOSQUITO STRAIGHT & CURVED
ALLIS FORCEP It is a surgical instrument with sharp teeth, used to hold or grasp
heavy tissue
KELLY FORCEP used to clamp blood vessels and hold heavy tissues in place.
OVUM FORCEP Used to grasp, hold, manipulate and remove tissue from inside
the uterus including the ovum and placenta
ADSON FORCEP Forceps toothed at the tip used for handling dense tissue, such as
in skin closures.
TISSUE FORCEP Non-toothed forceps used for fine handling of tissue and traction
during dissection
THUMB FORCEP Used for grasping, holding or manipulating body tissues.
UTERINE FORCEP Long and curved forceps used to grasp the uterus during uterine
birthing and other obstetrics and gynae surgery
OCHSNER-KOCHER STRAIGHT & CURVED
HEANEY FORCEP Commonly used during the hysterectomy procedure to clamp off
a tough ligament on both sides of the uterus.
RANDALL KIDNEY STONE FORCEP
RUSSIAN TISSUE FORCEP Used for atraumatic tissue grasping during dissection
JANSEN BAYONET NASAL DRESSING FORCEP
MAGILL FORCEP used as an aid for nasotracheal intubation as well as to remove
foregn bodies
MCKENZIE BRAIN CLIP APPLYING FORCEP
TONGUE FORCEP Used to facilitate grasping, holding or manipulation of the tongue
during a surgical procedure
PENNINGTON GRASPING FORCEP used for holding tissued that have been cut as part of a surgical
process, that need to be sutured or for hemostasis
it is used in surgeries to grip and hold sutures, tissues or vessels
BULLDOG FORCEP
STRAIGHT PEAN GI FORCEP Used to clamp large arteries and veins during surgical procedures
TENACULUM
TOWEL CLIP
SCISSORS
Lighter scissors used for cutting delicate tissue (e.g., heart) and for
blunt dissection. Also called “Metz” in practice.
METZENBAUM SCISSOR
MAYO SCISSOR Heavy scissors available in multiple varieties. Straight scissors are
used for cutting suture (“suture scissors”), while curved scissors
are used for cutting heavy tissue (e.g., fascia).
SUTURE SCISSOR Used for cuttin skin, undermining the subcutis and deeper fascial
layers, cutting sutures, and removing wound dressings.
BANDAGE SCISSOR Used for dressing and drapes.
CLAMPS/CLIPS
used for grasping intestine
BABCOCK
HARTMANN INTESTINAL CLAMP Used to occlude the lumen of the intestine and the blood vessels
FEHLAND INTESTINAL CLAMP Used to clamp bleeders during complex intestinal surgeries such
as intestinal resection, gastric cancer excision, diverticulectomy
intestinal anastomosis and gastrectomy
LIBERTY DOYEN INTESTINAL CLAMP Used to grasp delicate tissues during surgeries
LOWMAN’S BONE CLAMP (DOUBLE JAW) Used to hold bones and bone plates and it is also suited for
manipulating fracture fragment.
SKIN STAPLER AND REMOVER
RETRACTORS
SENN RETRACTOR Used to retract primarily surface tissues.
ARMY NAVY RETRACTOR Used to gain exposure of skin layers.
RICHARDSON RETRACTOR Used to hold back deep tissue structures. Also called “Rich.”
BLADDER RETRACTOR Used to secure and retract organs such as the bladder as well as
tissues, vessels and skin.
MALLEABLE Can be bent and customized. Also used to protect intestines
during abdominal closure
VAGINAL RETRACTOR Used ti maintain vaginal exposure by separating the edges of the
vagina and holding back the tissue
WEITLANER RETRACTOR Selfretaining for exposing deep or smaller surgical sites. Also
called “Wheaty.”
BENNETT BONE ELEVATOR AND RETRACTOR It is a special surgical tool that orthopedic and surgeons use to pull
back and retract tissues.
LANGENBECK RETRACTOR Used to separate the edges of an incision.
VOLKMAN RETRACTOR Used to manipulate tissues during distal limb surgeries.
ROUX RETRACTOR Used to mobilize, retract and statically hold back wound edges
and soft tissues.
HARRINGTON RETRACTOR Used to mobilize retract and statically hold the soft tissued within
the abdominal cavity during specialized surgical procedures.
HIBBS RETRACTOR Used for pulling back and protecting the soft tissues that envelop
the hip joints, in order to expose the surgical field.
JACKSON TRACHEAL RETRACTOR Used to pull the skin and the muscles in the front of the neck this.
This prevents injuring the back of the airways with sharp forces or
instruments.
LUKENS TRACHEAL RETRACTOR Used to make opening in the front of the neck in upper airway
disease.
JOSEPH SKIN HOOKS
SUCTION
Used primarily for surface suction and some intra-abdominal
suction.
YANKAUER SUCTION TUBE
CURETTE
Used to carefully smooth the bone
BONE CURETTE
UTERINE CURETTE
HYSTEROMETER
BRAIN SPATULA Used for retracting, mobilizing and manipulating the delicate brain
parenchyma
FREER DISSECTOR Used to dissect the cyst free from the surrounding dermis
DILATORS
BAKES DILATOR Used to dilate and enlarge a duct.
URETHRAL HEGAR DILATOR
ANOSCOPE ANAL DILATOR
SPECULUM
Used to provide the physicians for a better view of a woman’s
cervix and vagina during pelvic exams.
VAGINAL SPECULUM
Used to dilate the anus and allows the physician to see the anal
canal more clearly.
ANAL SPECULUM
SAW
SATTERLEE BONE SAW Used to cut small and large bones in a way that enables the best
surgical outcome for the patient.
GIGLI SAW
SKLAR BOHLER TRACTION BOW
SPREADER
BADGLEY RIB SPREADER
FINOCHIETTO RIB SPREADER a type of retractor specifically designed to separate ribs in
thoracic surgery.
CUTTER/BONES
BONE CUTTER a surgical instrument used to cut or remove bones. In addition to
surgery, they are also used in forensics, torture, and
dismemberment.
LARGE PIN CUTTER used to remove wire and pins that are used to repair bone
fractures and injuries in an orthopedic surgery.
IRWIN VISE-GRIP (CURVED JAW LOCKING WIRE
CUTTER)
BONE RONGEURS heavy-duty surgical instrument with a sharp-edged, scoop-shaped
tip, used for gouging out bone. Rongeur is a French word meaning
rodent or 'gnawer'. A rongeur can be used to open a window in
bone, often in the skull, in order to access tissue underneath.
COLLIN RIB SHEAR a bone instrument used in surgical procedures during the
operations. Its specially used to open chest cavities but it is also
commonly used in orthopedic surgeries to cut open bones to
expose area for the operation.
ELECTRIC BONE DRILL common to produce hole for screw insertion to fix the fractured
parts for immobilization
SMITH PETERSON OSTEOTOME used to cut, scrape or shave bone to increase access to the
surgical field or simply for reshaping.
BONE SCREWDRIVER
RULERS
ORTHOPEDIC RULERS
BONE PLATES used when crooked bones are straightened during surgery. The
crooked bone is cut (osteotomy), and the two bone fragments are
moved until they are correctly aligned. Then a plate can be
applied to keep the bone securely held in the correct position
while it heals.
MACHINES
BLOOD WARMER
CAUTERY MACHINE
INFUSION PUMP
PATIENT MONITOR
OTHERS
PAN
KIDNEY BASIN
MOUTH GUARD
OR LIGHT HANDLE
