Surgical Tools

DeBakey Forceps:

Def.: DeBakey vascular thumb forceps have multiple delicate teeth and are good for vascular surgery

which forceps are particularly good for vascular surgery?A) Russian thumb B) DeBakey C) Rat tooth D) brown –Adson

Brown-Adson forceps Def.: have intermeshing teeth; they used for suturing and wound closure. Notes: Adson and Brown Adson forceps so called Thumb forceps (held in a pencil

grip, like chop sticks) used to hold tissue.

Rat Tooth ForcepsDef.: have large interlocking teeth and are used for tough connective tissue and fascia.

Russian Thumb ForcepsDef.: are good for needle handling but are hard on tissues.

Bard Parker Handle

Def.: a handle for disposable scalpel blades

what is the purpose of a Bard Parker handle?A) holds a disposable scalpel blade B) holds bone in place during plating C) sterilizable suction tube holder D) sterilizable electrocautery grip

Kelly & Crile forcepsDef.: medium- sized hemostats, used to clamp off intermediate – size blood vessels

which of these forceps is used to clamp intermediate – sized blood vessels?A) Crile forceps B) Brown-Adson forceps C) Doyen forcepsD) Allis forceps

which of these forceps is used to clamp intermediate-sized blood vessels?A) Halsted forceps B) Brown-Adson forcepsC) Allis forceps D) Kelly forceps

Halsted “mosquito” forceps Def.: tiny hemostats used to clamp small bleeding vessels.

all of these forceps clamps things like blood vessels and uterine stumps. Which ones are referred to as “mosquito” forceps?A) Kelly forcepsB) Rochester-Pean forcepsD) Crile forcepsE) Halsted forceps

All of these forceps clamps things like blood vessels and uterine stumps. Which one is most often used to clamp tiny blood vessels?A) Kelly forceps B) Halsted forceps C) Rochester-Pean forceps E) Crile forceps

Allis tissue forceps

DeBakey Forceps

Brown-Adson forceps

Rat Tooth Forceps

Russian thumb forceps

Bard Parker Handle

Halsted “mosquito” forceps

Def.: have teeth on the gripping end, like a horses teeth, and can cause trauma to delicate tissue.

Doyen intestinal forceps Def.: long and flat-bladed, lack gripping teeth, used to hold bowel.

which forceps might be used to hold bowel?A) Roeder B) Doyen C) Allis D) Backhaus

Babcock intestinal forcepsDef.: lack gripping teeth, used to hold bowel

Which forceps are more acceptable to hold delicate tissue?A) Kelly and Russian B) Roeder and Crile C) Allis and Backhaus E) Babcock and DoyenBabcock and Doyen tissue forceps are least traumatic and best for delicate tissues. Allis forceps can grasp tissue but may crush it. Kelly and Crile forceps are hemostatic for clamping shut blood vessels. Backhaus and Roeder forceps are towel clamps.

Backhaus Forceps Roeder forcepsDef.: towel clamps used to secure drapes to the patient’s skin Def.: the same as Backhaus ForcepsDescription: look like the sharp pincers of an ant, and penetrate description: the same as Backhaus but they have a both the cloth drapes and the patient’s skin metal ball welded to the points of the

jaws to prevent tissue penetration

Which forceps might be used use to secure drapes to the patient? which forceps secure drapes to the patient without penetrating the skin? A) Roeder B) Backhaus C) Kelly D) CrileA) brown adson B) Backhaus C) Allis D) Doyen

Metzenbaum dissecting scissorsDef. used to cut delicate tissue because it’s designed for more delicate workNotes: Do NOT cut sutures with Metzenbaum scissors or you will dull them,

causes the blades to separate and lose their effectiveness.Description: have blades with blunt points, for opening up tissues planes. may come with

straight or curved blades

what do you usually cut with Metzenbaum scissors?A) bandages B) tough tissue C) delicate tissue D) corneas (eye surgery)

which type of dissecting scissors are more delicate, useful for cutting finer muscle and fat tissues; Mayo or Metzenbaum scissors?A) they are the same B) Mayo C) depends on the model D) Metzenbaum

Mayo dissecting scissors

Allis Tissue Forceps

Doyen Forceps

Babcock Forceps

Backhaus Forceps

Metzenbaum scissors

Small & thin ends

long & thick ends

Def.: used to cut tough tissue (heavier duty). Description: as Matzenbaum

which type of points are the most common on theends of Mayo and Metzenbaum dissecting scissors?A) blunt/ blunt B) sharp/sharpC) plain curved D) blunt/sharp

which type of dissecting scissors are heavier – duty, and more useful for cutting tough tissues and heavy connective tissues: Mayo or Metzenbaum scissors?A) Mayo B) depends on the model C) Metzenbaum D) they are the same

Lister bandage scissors Def.: used to cut bandage.Description: have one blunt-ended blade (for slipping under a bandage without cutting the patient) and one sharp pointed

blade (which goes above the bandage)which type of point is the most common in bandage scissors?A) blunt/blunt B) blunt/sharp C) plain curved D) sharp/sharp

which scissors are best to use for bandage removal?A) Metzenbaum B) Mayo C) Lister D) spenser

notes: Surgical scissors with sharp points on the ends of both blades are sometimes used for delicate cutting

Rongeur: Def.: used to break up and remove boneDescription: They may look like heavy duty needle holders, but the inside of each half of the nose is scooped out and has

sharp edges for biting away chunks of bone

What is the purpose of a rongeur?A) opens a hole for arhroscope B) lifts uterine horn out of abdomen

C) lifts muscle off bone E) Break up, remove boneWhich instrument is used to cut or bite away small pieces of bone?A) Littauer scissors B) Rongeur C) Trocar D) Backhaus forceps

Trocar Def.: opens a hole for an arthroscope.

Periosteal Elevator Def.: lifts and separates muscle from bone Periosteum

what is the purpose of a Periosteal elevator?A) separate muscle from bone B) immobilize bone fragmentsC) raise perineum above abdomen D) raise incision lips up and away from surgical target

Spay Hook Def.: lifts the uterine horn out of abdomen.

Mayo scissors

Lister bandage scissors

Rongeur

Trocar

Periosteal Elevator

Rochester-Pean Forceps Rochester-Carmalt forceps

Def.: used for big stump ligations and pedicle ligation during an Ovariohysterectomy surgery (spay)Description: are large forceps (20 cm or 9 inches long) Description: the same as Pean forceps but have

and have transverse grooves. longitudinal grooves

all of these forceps clamps things like blood vessels and uterine stumps. Which one is most often used to ligate (clamp) a uterine stump?A) Rochester-Pean forceps B) Crile forceps C) Kelly forceps D) Halsted forceps

Rochester Carmalt forceps are commonly used in which choice?A) dentistry B) orthopedics C) cardiology E) spay

Jacobs chuckDef. used to grip and place intramedullary bone pins (IM pins also called Steinmann pins) when fixing broken bonesDescription; like handle with a drill bit head

What is the purpose of a Jacobs chuck?A) breaks up and remove bone fragmentsB) holds intramedullary bone pinC) holds a disposable scalpel bladeD) jig unit for bone screws

Kirschner wire Def. is a smaller version of a Steinmann pin, used to pin small bone pieces.

TrephineDef.: used remove a bone core for biopsyDescription: T-shaped tube with a sharpened hollow tube end

what is the purpose of a trephine?A) ear drainage tube B) obtain bone core for biopsyC) sinus drainage tube D) separates muscle from bone Periosteum

Olsen-hager needle holdersDef.: used as needle holder & have scisssors to cut sutures.

Which needle holder also cuts sutures?A) mayo-hegar B) olsen hegar C) Castroviejo E) Mathieu

what is the main difference between Olsen and mayo Hegar needle holders?A) mayo-Hegar needle holders can’t lockB) Olsen-Hegar needle holders have a scissorsB) Mayo—Hegar needle holders don’t have rings for fingersD) Olsen-Hegar needle holders have distal transverse grooves

Jacobs Chuck

Kirschner Wire

Trephine

Olsen-hegar needle holders

Olsen-hager needle holders

Mayo-hegar needle holders Def. used only as needle holder and does not have scissors.

Mathieu needle holders Castroviejo needle holders Description: Do not have rings, so surgeon uses finger pressure to close or open them.

Electrocautery unitDef.: stops bleeding by cauterizing (cooking, basically) cut blood vessels. These units can also cut tissue while minimizing bleeding, and are usually operated by a foot pedal.

What is one purpose of an electrocautery unit?A) stop bleeding B) maintains blood flowC) pacemaker for irregular heart beat D) restart heart

Curette Scissors Def.: used to scrape hard tissues like bone or cartilage & also often used to retrieve cancellous bone from a medullary bone cavity (like in the tibia, humerus or ileum of the pelvis) for a bone graft to help in fracture repair.Description: like a tiny, sharp ice-cream scooper

What is the purpose of a curette?A) scrape hard tissues B) highly absorbent surgical spongeC) holds intramedullary bone pins D) cauterizes blood vessels

Littauer scissors Def.: used for suture removal.

Penrose drainDef.: used as a passive drain (allows tissue fluid, pus to drain out by gravity).Description: thin, floppy latex rubber tube & When suction is applied to the outside end of drain it is called active drain.

Which choice describes a Penrose drain?A) red rubber, hard but bends with pressure B) silastic tube, hollow, flexibleC) thin latex rubber, floppyE) stiff polypropelene, does not bend

Ophthalmoscope

Mayo-hager needle holders

Castroviejo needle holdersMathieu needle holders

Electrocautery Unit

Curette Scissors

Littauer Scissors

Penrose Drain

Def.: instrument used to examine the eye

An ophthalmoscope is an instrument used primarily for examining which area?A) eyes B) throat C) rectum D) ears

An otoscopeDef.: used to look into the ears.

Gigli wireDef.: a flexible wire saw for bone

What is the purpose of Gigli wire?A) grounding wire for electrocautery B) holds bone fragments together C) saws boneD) intramedullary bone pin

orthopedic wiredef.: used like a twist tie to encircle and hold bone fragments together