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Suture materials

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Content   in suture packet Toothed forceps Non toothed forceps Scissor Swabs Drapes Lignocane 10 ml   syringe suture Needle   types Based   on   edge Cutting   needle Cutting edge on inside of circle. Ue to   suture skin & aponeurosis Reverse Cutting Cutting edge on outside of circle. Use   to suture   muco periosteum Round body needle Used in   soft   tissues like peritoneum , muscle, vessels, nerves & bowel Based on curvature Straight needle Curved needle Curved Shap es of Needles •           3/8 circle •           1/2 circle •           Straight •           Specialty Based   on existence   of the eye A traumatic   needle Here   suture ...

Surgical Diathermy

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This is the use of electricity to generate heat in tissues. For the surgeon, the heating to be enough to vaporize or coagulate the tissue. The electricity has to be of high frequency, usually referred to as radio-frequency .This is because it falls into the range of frequencies used for wireless transmissions. One of the main values of the high frequency is that it is too fast to stimulate nervefibers. This means that you don’t get spasm or paralysis of muscle. To avoid these unwanted effects, you need frequencies greater than 100 kHz. Diathermy units use frequencies from 500 kHz (500,000 cycles per second) to 2 MHz (2 million cycles per second). Types of diathermy There are two types used in surgery: unipolar and bipolar.                       Unipolar      this is the type of diathermy that is most often used in ...

instruments use in gynecology & obstetrics

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Cervical  dilator          Cervical  dilator  use  to induce dilation  of  cervix                                 Uterine sound It is use to detect weather uterus  is anti / retroverted Curette A curette is a surgical instrument designed for scraping biological tissue or debris in a biopsy, excision, or cleaning procedure. In form, the curette is a small hand tool, often similar in shape to a stylus; at the tip of the curette is a small scoop, hook, or gouge. The verb to curette means to scrape with a curette. . Surgeons often use a curette for the debridement of tissue, a common example of which is dilation and curettage of the uterus performed in gynaecology. . Episiotomy  scissor Use  to  put an episiotomy cuts  during deliveries Vaginal   Speculums Use to  inspect  vaginal c...

Genaral Surgical instruments

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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...