Basic Surgical Instruments
Surgical Counts・30 minutes read
Surgical technology students need to learn about various surgical instruments, with tools like the Bovie, harmonic scalpel, clamps, scissors, forceps, and suction devices playing crucial roles in different procedures. Understanding the uses and variations of these instruments is essential for efficient and successful surgeries.
Insights
- Surgical technology students need to familiarize themselves with a wide array of surgical instruments, including the Bovie or electro surgical unit, which uses electricity for cutting or coagulating tissue during surgeries, and the Harmonic scalpel, utilizing high-frequency ultrasonic vibrations for efficient tissue manipulation.
- Various forceps, such as dressing forceps, tissue forceps, and Atson Brown forceps, offer surgeons different gripping capabilities for delicate or tougher tissues, while specialized instruments like Beaver blades, DeBakey forceps, and Russian forceps cater to specific surgical needs, showcasing the diversity and precision required in surgical procedures.
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Recent questions
What are the basic surgical instruments?
The basic surgical instruments include scalpels, forceps, scissors, clamps, wire cutters, and suction devices.
How does a Bovie work in surgeries?
The Bovie, or electro surgical unit, uses electricity to cut or coagulate tissue during surgeries efficiently.
What is the purpose of a harmonic scalpel?
A harmonic scalpel uses high-frequency ultrasonic vibrations to cut and coagulate tissue effectively during surgeries.
What are the different types of forceps used in surgeries?
Forceps used in surgeries include dressing forceps, tissue forceps, Atson Brown forceps, DeBakey forceps, Singly forceps, Bonney forceps, Ferris Smith handle forceps, and Russian forceps.
What are the functions of Backhaus towel clamps?
Backhaus towel clamps are used for clamping towels during draping in surgeries, with options for penetrating and non-penetrating clamps.
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Summary
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Essential Surgical Instruments for Surgical Technology Students
- Surgical technology students must learn hundreds of surgical instruments, with the 50 most basic ones covered here.
- The Bovie or electro surgical unit is a common tool that uses electricity to cut or coagulate tissue during surgeries.
- The ESU pencil tip can be interchanged, with Teflon-coated tips available for easier tissue removal.
- Harmonic scalpel uses high-frequency ultrasonic vibrations to cut and coagulate tissue efficiently.
- Different types of clamps like mosquitoes, cryo, Kelly, and peen are used for various purposes in surgeries.
- Scissors like Mayo, Metson bomb, and Lister are crucial for cutting tissue, with curved and straight versions serving different functions.
- Wire cutters are essential for cutting wires in emergency situations during surgeries.
- Scalpels come in various handle sizes like number three, four, and seven, with corresponding blades like number 10 and 20.
- Beaver blades and handles are used for delicate surgeries like plastic surgeries, providing precise cutting abilities.
- Forceps, also known as pickups, come in different designs like plain and Adson handles, offering doctors control in delicate areas during surgeries.
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Surgical Forceps and Clamps for Tissue
- Dressing forceps have plain tips with slight serrations, used for delicate tissue or dressings.
- Tissue forceps, like rat tooth forceps, have teeth for gripping skin or tougher tissue.
- Atson Brown forceps have teeth for grasping tougher tissue compared to plain forceps.
- DeBakey forceps are thin with long handles, ideal for clamping blood vessels or delicate tissue.
- Singly forceps have wider rounded tips for atraumatic handling of delicate tissue.
- Bonney forceps and Ferris Smith handle forceps are for tough, heavy tissue like bone or tendons.
- Russian forceps have teeth in a ring and a cup for specific tissue holding like bone grafts.
- Backhaus towel clamps are used for clamping towels during draping, with penetrating and non-penetrating options.
- Forester sponge sticks are long with rings for clamping, often wrapped with a sponge for dissection or pressure.
- Babcock and Alice retractors have similar handles but different tips for delicate or tough tissue retraction.
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Surgical Suction Probes: Protecting Tissue, Draining Fluids
- Rounded tips on the yank hour suction are designed to prevent tissue damage by having holes on the side that can divert suction away from stuck tissue, offering protection.
- The pool suction features a deep suction probe with multiple holes, ideal for draining fluids from the abdomen without harming delicate tissues like intestines, available in disposable or reusable metal versions, and is distinct from needle holders like the Kyle wood driver and Mayo Hagar, each serving specific suturing needs.
