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Operating Room Instruments

This document provides information on various surgical instruments used in operating rooms. It lists different types of scissors, forceps, retractors and other tools along with brief descriptions of their uses. Key instruments include: curved and straight Mayo scissors for cutting suture and tissue; Metzenbaum and Kelly scissors for delicate tissue; mosquito forceps for small blood vessels; needle holders; tissue forceps; Deaver and Richardson retractors for deep incisions; and Gelpi and Weitlaner retractors for shallow incisions.

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Operating Room Instruments

This document provides information on various surgical instruments used in operating rooms. It lists different types of scissors, forceps, retractors and other tools along with brief descriptions of their uses. Key instruments include: curved and straight Mayo scissors for cutting suture and tissue; Metzenbaum and Kelly scissors for delicate tissue; mosquito forceps for small blood vessels; needle holders; tissue forceps; Deaver and Richardson retractors for deep incisions; and Gelpi and Weitlaner retractors for shallow incisions.

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OPERATING

ROOM
INSTRUMENTS
HANDLE WITH 15 BLADE (deep knife)
Used to cut deep, delicate tissue.
3 HANDLE WITH 10 BLADE (inside knife)
Used to cut superficial tissue.
4 HANDLE WITH 20 BLADE (skin knife) -
Used to cut skin
STRAIGHT MAYO SCISSORS

Used to cut suture and supplies. Also known


as: Suture scissors.

OTHER NAME: SUTURE SCISSORS


CURVED MAYO SCISSORS

Used to cut heavy tissue


(fascia, muscle, uterus, breast).
Available in regular and long sizes
METZENBAUM

Used to cut delicate tissue.


Available in regular and long sizes
STRAIGHT KELLY SCISSORS

Used to clamp larger


vessels and tissue

OTHER NAME: ROCHESTER PEAN


CURVED KELLY SCISSORS

Used to clamp larger


vessels and tissue
STRAIGHT MOSQUITO

Used to clamp small blood vessels


CURVED MOSQUITO

Used to clamp small blood vessels


BANDAGE SCISSORS

Used for cutting


bandages, cloth
and skin
NEEDLE HOLDER

Used to hold needles.


They may also be
placed in the
sewing category
MIXTER

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 NAME: RIGHT ANGLE
ALLIS

Used to grasp tissue.


Available in short
and long sizes.
"Judd-Allis" holds
intestinal tissue;
"heavy allis“ holds
breast tissue
BABCOCK

Used to grasp delicate


tissue (intestine,
fallopian tube,
ovary).
Available in short
and long sizes
OCHSNER

Used to grasp heavy


tissue. May also be
used as a clamp.
The jaws may be
straight or curved

OTHER NAME: KOCHER


SPONGE FORCEP

Used to grasp
sponges

OTHER NAME:
FOERSTER SPONGE STICK
TOWEL CLIPS

Used to hold towels


and drapes in place

OTHER NAME:
BACKHAUS TOWEL CLIP
RUSSIAN FORCEP

Russian tissue forceps are used to grasp tissue


ADSON PICK UP
Adson pick ups are
either smooth:
used to grasp
delicate tissue
or with teeth:
used to grasp the
skin
OTHER NAME: DURA FORCEPS
THUMB FORCEPS

Thumb forceps are used to grasp tough tissue


(fascia, breast).
DE BAKEY FORCEPS

Used to grasp delicate


tissue, particularly in
cardiovascular
surgery
TISSUE FORCEP

Used to grip body tissues


DEAVER

Used to retract deep


abdominal or chest
incisions.
Available in various
widths
RICHARDSON

Used to retract deep


abdominal or chest
incisions
ARMY NAVY RETRACTOR

Used to retract
shallow or
superficial incisions

OTHER NAMES: USA, US ARMY


GOULET

is used to retract shallow or superficial


incisions
MALLEABLE

Used to retract deep wounds.


May be bent to various shapes

OTHER NAME: RIBBON RETRACTOR


WEITLANER

Weitlaner retractor
is used to retract shallow incisions
GELPI

Used to retract shallow incisions


BALFOUR RETRACTOR WITH
BLADDER BLADE

Used to retract wound


edges during deep
abdominal
procedures.

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