Anatomy of an Instrument
The rings in which you place your thumb and your ring finger
What are ring handles?
A type of instrument used to hold suture needles
What is a needle holder?
Process where the rough shape of an instrument is cut out
What is forging?
This test material is used for bone cutters
What is stainless steel?
The hinge part of the instrument
A type of instrument used to cut
What are scissors?
Process where the excess metal is trimmed away
What is grounding or milling?
This test material is used for scissors 4.5" or shorter
What is yellow testing material?
Extremely hard; used for instruments with cutting edges
What is 400 series (Martensitic) stainless steel?
Parts of the instrument that open and close to hold something or crush something
What are jaws?
A type of instrument used to grasp tissue
What are forceps?
Final heating procedure in instrument manufacturing
This test material is used for scissors that are longer than 4.5"
Somewhat softer; used for instruments such as retractors
What is 300 series (Austenitic) stainless steel?
The part of a surgical instrument that locks the handles in place
What is a ratchet?
A type of instrument used to move tissue or organs out of the way to expose the surgical site
What is a retractor?
Process that creates a protective outer layer on an instrument
What is passivation?
This test material is used for rongeurs
What is an index card?
The color of an instrument's handles that indicate that it is a supercut or microgrind scissor
What is black?
What are serrations?
A type of instrument used to occlude blood vessels
What is a clamp? or What is a hemostat?
Process where the company name and catalog number are applied to the instrument
This test material is used for curettes, chisels, and osteotomes
What is a plastic dowel rod?
The color of an instrument's handles that indicate that it has a tungsten carbide insert?
What is gold?