BASIC SURGICAL

INSTRUMENTS

MARY CADE T. AMBOJIA,

RN,MAN
BASIC SURGICAL
INSTRUMENTS
RETRACTING &
EXPOSING
CUTTING AND
DISSECTING
CLAMPING
GRASPING & HOLDING
RETRACTING &
EXPOSING
USE TO HOLD BACK OR
RETRACT
ORGANS/TISSUE TO
GAIN EXPOSURE TO THE
OPERATIVE SITE.
SELF-RETAING: STAY
OPEN ON THEIR OWN.
OR
MANUAL: HOLD BY HAND
 DEAVER
MANUAL RETRACTOR
RETRACT DEEP
ABDOMINAL OR CHEST
INCISIONS.
RICHARDSO

N
MANUAL RETRACTOR
USED TO RETRACT
DEEP ABDOMINAL OR
CHEST INCISIONS.
 ARMY NAVY
MANUAL RETRACTOR
RETRACT SHALLOW OR
SUPERFICIAL INCISIONS.
 GOULET
MANUAL RETRACTOR
RETRACT SHALLOW OR
SUPERFICIAL INCISIONS.
 MALEABLE
MANUAL RETRACTOR
USED TO RETRACT
DEEP WOUNDS.
 SKIN HOOK
USED TO RETRACT SMALL
INCISIONS OR SECURE A
SKIN EDGE FOR SUTURING.
 WEITLANER
SELF RETAINING
RETRACT SHALLOW
INCISIONS.
 GELPI
SELF RETAINING
RETRACT SHALLOW
INCISIONS.
 BALFOUR
SELF-RETAINING
RETRACT WOUND
EDGES DURING DEEP
ABDOMINAL
PROCEDURES.
 CUTTING &
DISSECTING
SHARP AND ARE USED
TO CUT BODY TISSUE
OR SURGICAL SUPPLIES.
BLADE & BLADE
HOLDER
#7 HANDLE WITH #15
BLADE: DEEP TISSUE
#3 HANDLE WITH #10
BLADE: SUPERFICIAL
TISSUE
#4 HANDLE WITH #20
BLADE: SKIN
 MAYO
SCISSORS
STRAIGHT MAYO: USED
TO CUT SUTURES AND
SUPPLIES.
CURVED MAYO: HEAVY
TISSUE (FASCIA,
MUSCLE, UTERUS,
BREAST ETC.)
METZENBAUM
SCISSORS
USED TO CUT DELICATE
TISSUE.
CLAMPING AND
OCCLUDING
USED TO COMPRESS
BLOOD VESSELS OR
HOLLOW ORGANS FOR
HEMOSTASIS OR TO
PREVENT SPILLAGE OF
CONTENTS.
 MOSQUITO
USED TO CLAMP SMALL
BLOOD VESSELS.
STRAIGHT OR CURVED
 KELLY
USED TO CLAMP LARGER
VESSELS AND TISSUE.
WITH SHORT AND LONG
SIZES
 GRASPING &
HOLDING
USED TO HOLD TISSUE,
DRAPES OR SPONGES.
 ALLIS
USED TO GRASP TISSUE
 BABCOCK
USED TO GRASP
DELICATE TISSUE
(INTESTINE, FALLOPIAN
TUBE, OVARY ETC.)
 TOWEL CLIP
USED TO HOLD TOWELS &
DRAPES IN PLACE.
 GRASPING &
HOLDING
USED TO GRAB TISSUE
 RUSSIAN
ARE USED TO GRAB
TISSUE
 DEBAKEY
USED TO GRASP DELICATE
TISSUE
 THUMB

FORCEPS
USED TO GRASP TOUGH
TISSUE (FASCIA, BREAST
ETC.)
TISSUE FORCEP

**FORCEPS CAN HAVE

MANY TEETH OR A SINGLE
TOOTH
 NEEDLE

HOLDER
USED TO HOLD NEEDLES
WHEN SUTURING
SUTURES