BASIC OPERATING ROOM INSTRUMENTS!

Mosquito forceps or mosquito clamp a small, straight or curved hemostatic forceps used to hold delicate tissue or compress a bleeding vessel. Kelly forceps is used to clamp larger vessels and tissue. Available in short and long sizes. Other names: Rochester Pean. Babcock forceps forceps with loop blades which are also semicircular in sagittal crosssection. Designed to hold a short length of intestine without compressing it. Allis forceps a curved forceps with serrated edges, used for grasping tissues. Also called Allis clamp. Tissue forceps a forceps without teeth or with one or more small teeth at the end of each blade, designed for handling tissues with minimal trauma during surgery. Thumb forceps the forceps used for grasping soft tissue; used especially during suturing. Needle holder a surgical forceps used to hold and pass a suturing needle through tissue. Also called suture forceps. Backhaus towel clip is used to hold towels and drapes in place. Other name: towel clip. Army-Navy retractors a handheld retractor with broad blades used for large muscles. Richardson retractor is used to retract deep abdominal or chest incisions. Self-retaining retractor is used to retract wound edges during deep abdominal procedures. Straight Mayo scissors are used to cut suture and supplies. Also known as: Suture scissors. Curved Mayo scissors are used to cut heavy tissue (fascia, muscle, uterus, and breast). Available in regular and long sizes. Metzenbaum scissors are used to cut delicate tissue. Available in regular and long sizes. Blade/Scalpel Holders -- 7 handle with 15 blade (deep knife) - used to cut deep,
delicate tissue; 3 handle with 10 blade (inside knife ) - used to cut superficial tissue; 4 handle with 20 blade (skin knife) - used to cut skin.