Chapter 10
hemostat
This instrument design increases traction and tissue
serrations
Pick-ups are utilized to
grasp and hold tissues
The item provides improved visualization of the surgical field with extremity compression
pneumatic tourniquet
What surgical specialty would have three or four overhead operating lights?
Open-Heart/Cardiovascular
The scalpel handle accommodates a #20 disposable blade
#4
The suction tip called the tonsil or oral suction
yankauer
the medical term for cutting
-tome
A drape designed to expose small anatomical structures such as the eyes and ears
aperture
The opening in a surgical drape that is placed over the operative site?
fenestration
An instrument that can be bent into different positions
malleable
The joint of a hemostat where the two pieces cross and join together is called
the box lock
The dermatome is considered a
powered instruement
Suction tip with multiple holes to prevent damage to abdominal tissues
Poole
Neurosurgical sponges used to protect delicate neural tissue are called
cottonoids
Weitlaner, O'Connor-O'Sullivan, and Balfour are examples of
self retaining retractors
Scissors called "suture scissors"
Straight mayo
Term used for movement cutting side-to-side
oscillating
The item used both sterile and unsterile conditions to locate nerves
nerve stimulator
Examples of rigid dressings are
Minerva jacket, spica cast, and body jacket
These instruments are lightweight, resistant to corrosion, and nonmagnetic:
titanium
#12 blade used exclusively for the ______ procedure
tonsillectomy
the focal length is the distance from the point the light ray focuses and
objective lens
Blade utilized the most in the surgical room
#10
What shape is cut into a drain dressing
"Y" shape