Instrument Quizs

Operating Scissors

• Used to cut through tissues during general surgical procedures

• Used to stitch wounds after surgery

• Used to clamp blood vessels during surgery

• Used to hold tissues in place during surgery

Tenotomy Scissors

• Designed for cutting tendons during procedures such as tenotomy

• Used for suturing wounds

• Ideal for cutting bone during surgery

• Primarily used for dissecting tissue

DeBakey Forceps

• Used for atraumatic tissue grasping during dissection

• Used for suturing wounds

• Used for cutting tissue

• Used for clamping blood vessels

Richardson Retractor

• Used during procedures, such as chest or abdominal, to grasp soft tissue using the curved blade

• A tool for suturing wounds

• A device for measuring blood pressure

• An instrument for cutting bone

Adson Tissue Forceps

• Used for grasping, holding or manipulating body tissue

• Used for grasping, holding or manipulating body tissue

• Used for suturing wounds

• Used for measuring tissue thickness

Richardson-Eastman Retractor, Double Ended

• Often the smaller blade will be used for an initial retraction, then the larger blade will be inserted for full retraction

• Both blades are the same size and used interchangeably.

• The smaller blade is often used for initial retraction, then the larger blade is inserted for full retraction.

• The retractor is only used for superficial wounds.

Mayo Scissors

• Used to cut, dissect, and remove tissues from the body

• Used for suturing wounds

• Used to clamp blood vessels

• Used to measure body temperature

Metzenbaum Scissors

• Used for cutting and dissecting delicate tissues and blunt dissection

• Primarily used for cutting heavy tissues and sutures

• Designed for cutting bone and cartilage

• Utilized for grasping and holding tissues during surgery

Ribbon Retractor, Malleable

What is the primary use of a Ribbon Retractor, Malleable?

• Used in procedures where organs or intestines need to be retracted

• To retract organs or intestines during procedures

• To cut tissue during surgery

• To suture wounds after surgery

Meyerding Retractor

• Used to hold back tissue and muscle in spinal and neurosurgical procedures such as laminectomy

• A tool for cutting bone during orthopedic surgery

• An instrument for suturing wounds

• A device for measuring blood pressure