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Numerically Speaking
Grab Bag
It's All in the Hands
Must Have
100
Always used to cut suture, drains, tubing, etc.
What is MAYO SCISSORS, STRAIGHT?
100
Most common blade for abdominal skin incision
What is #10?
100
Used not for trash, but only used sponges during the case
What is Kick Bucket?
100
aka "ribbon"
What is the malleable retractor?
100
Smallest of the hemostatic clamps, used on fine, delicate tissue or blood vessles; come curved or straight
What is Mosquito Clamp?
200
Used to cut fine, delicate tissue; vascular docs will cut suture with these.
What is Metzenbaum scissors?
200
Can accommodate #10, 11, 12, and 15 blades, but usually holds the 10 and 15
What is #3 knife handle?
200
Both pieces; used typically for GYN cases to gain access to perineal area.
What is Candy Cane Stirrups and Clark Sockets?
200
double armed, similar blades, only vary in length. May have a military background
What is Army-Navy Retractor
200
Comes in two parts, aka "abdominal" suction
What is Poole Suction Tip?
300
hand-held double armed retractor; clearly different ends. Used in smaller, superficial wounds
What is Miller-Senn Retractor
300
Comes in varying lengths, called this because of its teeth. Would be used to "pick up" heavier, tough, fibrous tissue.
What is 1x2 tissue forcept?
300
Comes single or double, used to hold large basin(s)
What is a Ring Stand?
300
Comes in a variety of sizes, what changes is the width and depth of the square-shaped blades.
What is a Richardson Retractor?
300
Used to cut heavy tissue, but never paper, suture, etc.
What is Curved Mayo Scissors?
400
Used to set up "front line" instruments and supplies for quick, easy access during a case.
What is Mayo Stand
400
Used to make puncture wounds, especially in laparoscopic cases.
What is #11 blade?
400
Also known as the grounding pad
What is Dispersive Electrode?
400
Double-armed, different ends - one blade and one finger rake; used in superficial wounds
What is Miller-Senn Retractor?
400
With a folded 4x4, can be used for abdominal or vaginal prep - sometimes for retraction deep in a cavity. Alone can grasp flat organs like lung or cervix.
What is Foerester Sponge Holding Forcep?
500
Used to hold large, thick, heavy needles with heavier suture; also can be used to load and unload knife blades.
What is Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder?
500
This pair would be used possibly in plastics or vascular to make skin incision
What is #7 handle with #15 blade?
500
May be attracted to metal; kept on the back table to hold blades, suture needles or other sharps
What is Magnetic Needle Board?
500
Comes typically in a set, sizes vary in width of rounded blades. Used in abdominal cases to hold back abdominal contents.
What is a Deaver Retractor?
500
Can be used to reapproximate bone fragments; typically used to hold towels in place while "squaring off" an incision
What is Backhaus Towel Clip?
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