MA 212 Surgical Instruments
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Dawnbackinclass on March 15, 2011
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Beal, surgical instruments
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Clinical Medical Assisting-49er ROP
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Vienna nasal speculum |  A dilating instrument; (to use when a Vienna weiner gets stuck in kid's nose) |
| Volkman retractors (ring handle) |  used to pull wound edges back to allow access; (looks like an exclamation point is cut out, Oh Man!, Volkman) |
| Mayo Dissecting Scissor straight |  Cutting instrument, goes in closed, then opened to open the space in the tissue to enhance healing rather than cutting incision cleanly. 5 1/2" and 6 1/4" (If you dissect your sandwich, you will find mayo in it) |
| Mayo Dissecting Scissors curved |  Cutting instrument, goes in closed, then opened to open the space in the tissue to enhance healing rather than cutting incision cleanly 5 1/2" and 6 1/4" (If you dissect your sandwich, you will find mayo in it) |
| Metzenbaum Dissecting Scissors curved |  Cutting instrument, goes in closed, then opened to open the space in the tissue to enhance healing rather than cutting incision cleanly 5 1/2' and 7" (daintier than Mayo, no way to remember Metzenbaum) |
| Iris scissors straight |  Cutting instrument 4 1/8"; (tiny like the iris in your eye.) |
| Iris scissors curved |  Cutting instrument 4 1/8"; (tiny like the iris in your eye.) |
| Surgical Scissors Sharp-Sharp Points |  Surgical Scissors/Operating Scissors (Standard Pattern) 4 1/2, 5 1/2, 6 1/2, 7 1/2" Cutting instrument |
| Surgical Scissors Sharp-Blunt Points |  Surgical Scissors/Operating Scissors (Standard Pattern) 4 1/2, 5 1/2, 6 1/2, 7 1/2" Cutting instrument |
| Surgical Scissors Blunt-Blunt Points |  Surgical Scissors/Operating Scissors (Standard Pattern) 4 1/2, 5 1/2, 6 1/2, 7 1/2" Cutting instrument |
| Lister Bandage Scissors |  Cutting instrument; smooth part slides under bandage against patients skin to make cutting bandage easier without cutting patient. 3 1/2, 4 1/2, 5 1/2 7 1/4" |
| Dressing Forceps - serrated tips |  Grasping instrument. 3 1/2, 4 1/2, 5, 5 1/2, 6, 8, 10, 12" also called Thumb forceps (no teeth-like Grandma when she is still dressing.) |
| Tissue Forceps, 1 x 2 teeth |  Grasping instrument. 4 1/2, 5, 5 1/2, 6" (Teeth = Tissue) |
| Adson Dressing Forceps |  Grasping instrument. 4 3/4", serrated (side is shaped like a capital "A")(no teeth-like Grandma when she is still dressing.) |
| Adson Tissue Forceps |  Grasping instrument. 4 3/4", 1x 2 teeth (side is shaped like a capital "A") (Teeth = Tissue) |
| Jansen Bayonet Dressing Forceps |  Grasping instrument. 6 1/4", serrated (shaped like a bayonet; Jan's son had a toy gun with a bayonet on it-Jansen) |
| Regular Splinter Forceps |  Grasping instrument. 3 1/2",4 1/2", fine serrated point (shaped like a splinter, small point for splinter removal, kind of obvious) |
| Virtus Splinter Forceps |  Grasping instrument. 6" (shaped like a splinter, small point for splinter removal, the instrument points make a "V" and so do the handles, patience during splinter removal is a virtue, Virtus) |
| Halstead Mosquito Forceps-straight |  Grasping instrument.5" (tiny like a mosquito, Hal's steed was bothered by mosquitos, This helps if you know Hal and his horse named Jack) |
| Halstead Mosquito Forceps-curved |  Grasping instrument.5" (tiny like a mosquito, Hal's steed was bothered by mosquitos, This helps if you know Hal and his horse named Jack) |
| Kelly Forceps, Straight |  Grasping instrument.5 1/2" (Note that the serrations do not go all the way. Because Kelly is a good girl.) |
| Kelly Forceps, Curved |  Grasping instrument.5 1/2" (Note that the serrations do not go all the way. Because Kelly is a good girl.) |
| Crile Forceps, Straight |  Grasping instrument.5 1/2, 6 1/4" (Serrations are the whole length of the jaws like a crocodile) |
| Crile Forceps, Curved |  Grasping instrument.5 1/2, 6 1/4" (Serrations are the whole length of the jaws like a crocodile) |
| Backhaus Towel Clamp |  Grasping instrument.3 1/2, 5 1/4" (This is too scary to use on the body, so fortunately it is used to clamp towels, not to be used on a human, neither is a bachoe, backhaus) |
| Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder |  Grasping instrument.5, 6, 7, 8" (Hole is long, so is the name Mayo-Hegar) also called needle driver |
| Crile-Wood Needle Holder |  Grasping instrument.6", delicate jaws (Serrations are the whole length of the jaws like a crocodile, and the hole is perfectly round just like wood bees make) also called needle driver |
| Michel Clip Applying and Removing Forceps |  Grasping instrument.5", double end (look like dog nail clippers for a poodle named Michel getting a manicure) |
| Spencer Stitch Scissors |  Cutting instrument 3 1/2", delicate; little hook to catch the stitch is obvious, (She wasn't able to hook a man because of her huge ears so she became a spinster >> Spencer) |
| Littauer Junior Stitch Scissors |  Cutting instrument 4 1/2" little hook to catch the stitch is obvious, (If you cut things up and drop them on the floor, you are a Litterer/Littauer.)( I think the blades are narrower on the Junior.) |
| Littauer Stitch Scissors |  Cutting instrument 5 1/2", standard pattern, little hook to catch the stitch is obvious, (If you cut things up and drop them on the floor, you are a Litterer/Littauer.) |
| Senn Retractor |  6 3/8", sharp prongs, double end, used to retract wound edges (looks like a pitchfork >> devil >> sin >> Senn) |
| Allis Tissue Forceps |  Grasping instrument. 6", 4x5 teeth. 6", 5x6 teeth. 7 1/4", 5x6 teeth (Has Sister Alice's praying hands with interlocking fingers at the end) |
| Sims Uterine Sound |  Specialty Probing instrument; (you would not put a Pt. in the Sims position but the Lithotomy position for this to be used. Then tell them to be quiet and make no sound) |
| Foerster Sponge Forceps, straight |  Specialty Grasping instrument.9 1/2", 7", serrated jaws Sponge means gauze, it is for putting gauze in and out of areas to pick up body fluids and drainage. (They have a ring on each side of the jaw. Trees also have rings, Trees are in forests. ) |
| Foerster Sponge Forceps, curved |  Specialty Grasping instrument.9 1/2", serrated jaws; Sponge means gauze, it is for putting gauze in and out of areas to pick up body fluids and drainage. (They have a ring on each side of the jaw. Trees also have rings, Trees are in forests. ) |
| Bozeman Dressing Forceps |  Grasping instrument.double curved, 10 1/2" (These are big, so is Montana, it is Big Sky country and Bozman is the capital) |
| Rasp |  not on list but in lab. For getting toenails off. (People probably have a raspy voice after screaming from getting their toenail ripped off) |
| Allis Forceps close up of teeth |  Grasping instrument. (Sister Alice's "fingers" when they are not in praying position) |
| Kelly Forceps close up |  (Note that the serrations do not go all the way. Because Kelly is a good girl.) They do on Crile forceps. |
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