General Surgical Instruments

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General Surgical Instruments

• Forceps
• Scissors
• Knife Handles

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Forceps
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Adsons Plain

• Used for grasping delicate tissues where a tooth
  is not wanted. They may also be used to apply
  steri-strips after skin closure.

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Adsons with Teeth

• Small tissue forceps used for grasping. It is
  the forceps that is always used while suturing
  skin. It is also used for very fine tissues
  where a tooth is necessary.

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Adson Browns

• Similar to the Adson with teeth but with several
  more teeth running up the length of the tip.
  Used on tissues for grasping things that need a
  stronger grip such as small pieces of bone.

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DeBakey Forceps

• The most commonly used forceps of general
  surgeons. It is used for grasping fragile to
  moderately dense tissue in deep incisions
  (appendectomy, breast, hernia, and bowel cases).
  When a general surgeon asks for forceps, this is
  the one he is most likely to want.

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Plain Dressing Forceps

• Grasping forceps that are used mainly for packing
  material into narrow openings. They have no
  teeth and a substantial tip.

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Rat Tooth Forceps

• This is an aggressive grasper that should never
  be used near bowel or vascular structures. Used
  mainly by orthopedic surgeons around bone.

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Ferris-Smith Forceps

• These are heavy forceps used to reapproximate
  strong tissue. They are especially useful in
  orthopedics or on abdominal peritoneal fascia.

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Russian Forceps

• These forceps have a grasping tip that is in the
  shape of a scoop. It holds large amounts of
  tissue or other materials.

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Scissors
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Lister Bandage Scissors

• Heavy scissors used for cutting things other than
  human tissue such as drapes, and dressing
  materials. The horizontal tip is used to protect
  the patients skin from being cut while clothing
  or dressings are cut away.

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Mayo Scissors-Curved

• Used for cutting dense tissues such as young
  breast, uterine, and peri-osteal tissues.

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Mayo Scissors-Straight

• Used primarily for cutting suture. Never use
  curved scissors to cut suture or anything other
  than human tissue. Reserving curved scissors for
  only cutting tissue keeps them sharp, which is
  essential for the success of the procedure.

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Metzenbalm Scissors

• Fine tipped scissors used for cutting delicate
  tissues such as intestines, blood vessels and
  general dissection.

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Knife Handles
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3 Knife Handle

• This is the most common knife handle used and it
  is needed on almost all cases for cutting skin
  and tissue. It holds 10, 11, 12, and 15
  knife blades. The blades are disposable and are
  part of all counts. They must be disposed of in
  the sharps container. The handle is not
  disposable.

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7 Knife Handle

• This cutting instrument holds all of the same
  blades as the 3 handle (10, 11, 12, and 15).
  It is narrower and longer than the 3 and is
  used in narrow deep holes such as the nose.

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4 Knife Handle with 20 Blade

• The 20 blade is the only blade that may be used
  with this handle. It is used for cutting very
  large incisions. It is used infrequently.

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Beaver Knife Handle

• This knife handle accommodates specialty blades
  in a variety of shapes. The blade is inserted
  into a groove at the top and then twisted into
  place. Cutting.