SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND COMMON SURGICAL PROCEDURES
Categories of Instruments
INSTRUMENT USAGE
- Scissors and Scalpels Cutting
- Hemostats, Forceps, and Clamps Grasping and Clamping
- Specula, Scopes, Probes, Dilating and Probing
- Retractors, and Dilators
CUTTING
Disposable Scalpel
Used to cut the skin, sometimes called a surgical knife
Surgical Blades
Most common sizes are #11, #10, and #15
21 24 23 22 10 15 13
Straight Scissors
SHARP/SHARP BLUNT/BLUNT SHARP/BLUNT
CURVED SCISSORS
SHARP/SHARP SHARP/BLUNT BLUNT/BLUNT
Mayo Dissecting Scissors
Heavy-duty with narrowed but blunt pointed blades
STRAIGHT
CURVED
Iris Scissors
Small scissors designed for fine detail
STRAIGHT
CURVED
Suture Removal Scissors
Hook-shaped Suture Removal Scissors
point on one blade used to hook under the stitch before cutting
Bandage Scissors
Designed for cutting bandages on patients without cutting the patient
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