Or & DR Instruments
Or & DR Instruments
Or & DR Instruments
Mayo Curve Used to cut the ligatures or other suture material during operation by the assistant surgeon or scrub nurse, it is also used to cut the tissues and internal organs so that adjacent tissues are protected while using it. Can also used to do the episiotomy in second stage of labor without causing damage to the surrounding tissues in the perineum.
Mayo Straight Used for cutting the ligatures and sutures. It is also used for removing sutures of incisions.
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Scissors
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Stitch Scissors
Iris Scissors
Operating Scissors
Kelly Curve Is used to clamp larger vessels and tissue. It can also be used in clamping the babys umbilical cord. The jaws may be curved or straight, it is design for general used, the locking grip permits clamping with a variety of pressures.
Kelly Straight
Scalpel or Blade Holder A metal instruments used to attached different types of blades at the distal ends.
Allis Forceps Used to hold thin, but tough structures to give traction on these structure, to hold the skin and facia.
Pennington It holds the edges and act as a haemostat to decrease the bleeding from the incision.
Bob Cock More delicate than Allis, less directly traumatic. Broad flared ends with smooth tips.
Mixter
Kocker ( Ochsner ) Curve used to catch the edges of the incision while suturing the after the operation. It is also used to hold the ribs in ribs resection. Can used to grasps heavy tissue. The jaws may be curved or straight.
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Towel clip
is a metal instrument , light but strong, in different lengths. It has a catch lock near by the proximal end to fix the grip of drapes. The distal end are curved to two sharp points as teeth to catch the drapes firmly with the pointed tips. Shafts are short and its handle are curved. Uses To fix the drapes in any manner to exposed only the required
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2. To fix the tubing like suction tube to the drapes preventing displacement. 3. To hold or elevate the ribs in chest injuries. 4. Can be used as a tongue holding forceps, but the disadvantage that it perforate the tongue.
Retractors
Self Retaining retractors It is a special instrument with special fittings for retaining in the space. A rectangle metal pieces are connected together and to small retracting blades are attached to both ends of the rectangle pieces by the metal rods. The rods are slightly curved to give space in between. It is used to retract organ in abdominal surgery for prolong time.
Bladder retractor
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used to retract tough structures like facia, pelvic and abdominal operation
Balfour Set
Harrington Retractor
Goulet Retractor
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Deaver used in retracting abdominal organs like spleen, liver etc. Can also be used to retract deep abdominal or chest incisions
Crile / Ribbon /Malleable it is used to retract deep wound incisions. May be bent in various shapes.
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Light handle Used to cover the light during an operation. It can be manipulated by the scrub nurse to prevent contamination
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Adson tissue /toothtedforceps It has a delicate serrated tips design for light , careful handling of the tissues .
Thumb forceps / toothless forceps used to hold the skin for suturing or to hold the soft tissues thus preventing the damage
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Tissue / toothed forceps used to hold tough structure like the skin , facia , rectal sheath while suturing It also used to lift the knots of sutures . . Delivery Room Instruments
Tennaculum
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used in holding anterior and posterior lip of the cervix in vaginal operation like D & C for better visualization.
Ovum Forceps Used for removing products of conception from the uterus incase of incomplete or inevitable abortion. Used to remove any retain placental or membrane pieces from the uterus after delivery .Used to removed any foreign body from the uterine cavity.
Uterine Forceps used to introduce dressing for vaginal packing to control bleeding from laceration in the birth canal due to traumatic condition. It is also used to
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pack the uterus in bleeding when other control measures fails after D & C
Uterine Sounds or Hysterometer Is a long slender instruments indicated by centimeters and inches. It is used to ascertain the length or depth of the cervix & uterus before any operations of the uterus through vagina. It is used as a first dilator before introducing the uterine dilators .It is also used to ascertain the size and directions of the uterus
Hegar Cervical Dilators used to dilate the cervix when approached is required through the cervix in pathological condition of the uterus. It is also used for dilating the
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cervix for curetting the uterine content for evacuation of the products of conception.
Fetal forceps / Simpson forceps used for extracting the baby in the second stage of labor used in forceps delivery. when the cervix is fully dilated. Diff. types of forceps are used to extract the fetal head depending upon the descend of fetal head .
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Vaginal retractor used in an operation of the cervix and vagina to retract the posterior vaginal wall. It is used to exposed the neck of the cervix.
. Vaginal speculum is used in operation of the cervix . It has 2 blades which can be open laterally and adjusted at various angle by adjusting the screw after introducing it into the vagina. Every part of the vagina can be visualized by retracting the tissue with the same instruments and it gives good exposure of the cervix..
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