Genaral Surgical instruments
Forceps
Doctors use forceps & hemostats to grasp & hold tissues & foreign bodies. These instruments give doctors control over a distance. Most of forceps locked in proximal part.
Mosquito forceps
Shape of entire tool is resembles of the thin proboscis of mosquito & insect wings. This have small tip & short distance between tip & hinge. This gives more power over the tip. Smaller type of artery forcep.
Tooth & non tooth forceps
Tooth forceps use to hold tissues , where as the smooth forceps are for holding & tying sutures. Some forceps designs for both purposes they are mainly use in ophthalmic surgaries.
This tool having 3 parts
Working end (tip)
Shaft
Handle
Artery Forceps
Also called hemostat. Use to close ruptured blood vessels. Help to hold an objects , that difficult grasp in place. Tip can be strait or curved.
Sponge forcep
Having fenestrate in distal end. Use for holding swabs or sponges in medical procedures. Also helps to hold & move tissues very precisely & gently. In gynecology use in insertion IUCD s. use in removing polips. Use in bullectomies in lung sugeries
Green armytage forceps
Use in hold peritoneum & gynecological procedures.
Moinihan forceps
Allis forceps
Toothed forcep with broad grasping area
Morissan s forceps
Heavier toothed forceps used to touch tissues such as fascia or skin
Cheatle s forceps
It use to pick up sterilized articles like instruments , it does not have lock.
Appendix holding forceps
Inner surface of the tip having crisscross surface, support to grasp the needle
Retractors
It is use to spread out as well as separate portions of the skin & tissues . it is help holding back any organs which may be coming in the way of the surgical site & it also helps in spreading the edges of incision apart. There are 3 types,
Superficial retractors
Deep retractors
Self retaining retractors
Volkmann s retractor
Help to keeping the incision open & to keep the skin & tissues away from the bones & organs. looks like a morris car . use in caesarean deliveries. May be single or double type.
Deep retractor, having deep blade. Use to hold intra abdominal organs
Doyen s retractor
Single Hook retractor
It is use to retract skin
Joll s retractor
This blog provides the valuable information about different suture types and also the generally used surgical instruments.
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