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Sharps
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Occluding and forceps
Miscellaneous
100
Used for holding heavy needles
What is Mayo-heager needle holder
100
These scissors are used to cut suture but never tissue
What are straight mayo scissors.
100
looks like a park bench
What is Parker retractor
100
The largest of the 3 basic hemostatic clamps
What is Kelly forceps
100
How do you determine a wrapped tray is sterile from the outside?
The tape has changed color steam = yellow to black, sterad green to black.
200
Used in GYN; curved to allow visualization of the point on the needle holder around structures
What is Heaney needle holder
200
Generally holds #10,15, but can accommodate #11 and #12 as well
What is #3 knife handle
200
Resembles Deaver retractor, used for deep retraction in abdomen, retracts liver and intestine.
What is Harrington/sweetheart retractor
200
Commonly used in cardiac and vascular surgery, to grasp numerous types of fragile tissue
What is debakey tissue forcep
200
When should you use 'sharp protectors' in sterile processing?
When there is a likelihood that the item sterilized will puncture it's packaging?
300
Grasps tissues such as the lungs or removing uterine content also called sponge stick
What are Forester/Ring sponge forceps
300
Are commonly used in ophthalmology surgery for dividing muscles and tendons of the eye, but also used for fine dissection in plastic surgery.
What is Stevens tenotomy
300
Self retainer, it provides wound exposure ranging from superficial to deep depending on the wound depth, has a ratchet/release device
What is Weitlaner retractor
300
Looks like long toothed kelly; has 1 by 2 pattern, used to grasp tough, fibrous, slippery tissue
What is Kocher (Oschner) forceps
300
When is it OK to use Gluteraldehyde in sterile processing?
Never
400
Atraumatic clamp used for grasping and encircling fallopian tubes, bowel, ovaries, or appendix
What is Babcock forceps
400
Used for scraping the endocervical and entrometrial lining of the uterus
What is Sims Uterine Curette
400
Self retaining finger-ringed instrument holds more superficial wound edges open... very sharp
What is Gelpi retractor
400
This forceps is used to grasp delicate tissue in plastic, vascular, cardiac or hand surgery
What is Gerald forceps
400
Used for amputation, done by hand
What is Gigli Saw
500
Holds fractured bone in place while screws are placed, has curved, grasping, blunt claws; tightens by a screw mechanism.
What is Lowman Bone Clamp
500
Used to scoop out tissue, bone or other material from small, tight areas.
What is (Bruns) oval bone curettes
500
Used for superficial retraction of wound edges. may have 2-6 claws that maybe blunt or sharp.
What is Volkmann Rake retractor
500
A type of clamp with two rows of atraumatic teeth, commonly used for tonsils, breast, and thyroid; can be curved or straight.
What is Allis clamp
500
Circular self retaining retractor used in open GYN surgery
What is O'Connor/O'sullivan (OCOS) retractor