General Instruments
OB-GYN
Ortho
OR Supplies
Aliases & Categories
100
Double-ended handheld retractor commonly used in pairs for superficial wounds.
What is an Army-Navy retractor?
100
Heavy vaginal speculum that relies on gravity and weight to retract the posterior vaginal wall.
What is an Auvard weighted speculum?
100
Elevator used to scrape periosteum off bone surfaces
What is a Freer elevator?
100
Radiopaque 4x4 sponges packaged with a blue detectable thread for surgical counts.
What are Raytecs?
100
The proper functional category for Metzenbaum, Iris, and Tenotomy instruments.
What is Cutting / Dissecting?
200
Self-retaining retractor with sharp or blunt prongs commonly used in orthopedic or general cases.
What is a Weitlaner retractor?
200
Heavy curved scissors specifically used to cut dense uterine tissue during a hysterectomy.
What is Jorgenson scissors?
200
Specialized heavy clamp with curved jaw teeth used to reduce and hold bone fractures in place.
What is a Lowman bone clamp?
200
Bulb-style irrigation syringe used to flush surgical sites.
What is an Asepto syringe?
200
The primary OR category for Richardson, Deaver, and Weitlaner tools.
What is Retracting / Exposing?
300
Towel clip categorized as non-penetrating under clamping/occluding.
What is an Edna towel clip?
300
Graduated metal instruments used to progressively dilate the cervix.
What are Hegar uterine dilators?
300
Used for the removal of the femoral head from the joint during a total hip arthroplasty.
What is a Murphy-Lane Bone Skid?
300
Small radiopaque cotton pads used to protect delicate neurological or spinal tissues.
What are Patties / Cottonoids?
300
Common nickname for the Volkman retractor.
What is a Rake?
400
Handheld curved retractor also known as an "S" retractor used in laparoscopic access.
What is a Hasson retractor?
400
Single or double-toothed grasping instrument used to hold the cervix during GYN procedures.
- What is a Schroeder tenaculum?
400
A flattened double-ended retractor that has a laterally bent blade and slightly bent lip with V-shaped teeth on one end and a small, crescent shaped blade ont he other.
What is a Hibbs Retractor?
400
Large absorbent surgical sponges used in abdominal cavities, always counted in packs of 5.
What are Lap sponges?
400
Common surgical name for a Halstead clamp.
What is a Mosquito?
500
Heavy hemostatic clamp commonly used to grasp tough, dense fascia tissue (also known as an Ochsner).
What is a Kocher clamp?
500
Specialized vascular/tissue clamp featuring distinct longitudinal serrations for hysterectomies.
What is a Heaney clamp?
500
It has a laterally bent narrow, flat end with a curved lip and a finger ring handle.
What is a Meyerding Retractor?
500
Viscera retainer tool often referred to in the OR as "The Fish".
What is a Glassman viscera retainer?
500
Flexible ribbon-like retractor that can be bent into custom shapes by the tech or surgeon.
What is a Malleable retractor?