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Surgery I

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Hemostat types   Crile (Mosquito), Halstead, Kelly, Tonsil, Mixter (Right Angle)  
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Grasping clamp types   Allis, Babcock, Kocher, Sponge stick, Towel clips  
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Forceps types   Adson, Debakey, Ring, Bayonet  
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Hemostats: purpose   closes severed ends of bleeding vessels with minimal tissue damage  
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Hemostats: Crile (Mosquito)   short, fine curved clamp for superficial vessels.  
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Hemostats: Halstead   short, straight tipped clamp slightly longer and heavier than a Crile; for superficial vessels, also used to “tag” suture  
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Hemostats: Kelly   heavier curved clamp, varies in length and used as a general all-purpose clamp  
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Hemostats: Tonsil   fine curved tip clamp medium in length, most commonly used clamp for hemostasis  
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Hemostats: Mixter (Right Angle)   clamp with a right angled tip and medium in length; to pass suture around an uncut vessel  
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Purpose of clamps   hold tissue and surgical material  
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Grasping Clamps: purpose   holds tissue for retraction  
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Grasping Clamps: Allis   multiple short teeth that do not damage tissue in its grasp; for use on delicate tissue.  
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Grasping Clamps: Babcock   curved; fenestrated blades without teeth used to grip or enclose delicate structure such as intestines, ureters, and fallopian tubes.  
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Grasping Clamps: Kocher   has a single heavy toothed tip for grasping tough tissue (i.e. fascia, bone, muscle)  
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Grasping Clamps: Sponge Stick   ring shaped jaws used to hold sponges (generally prep sponges or stick sponges) and delicate tissue (i.e. lung).  
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Grasping Clamps: Towel Clips   sharp, needle-like curved tips used to secure drapes or to hold tissue (i.e. bone)  
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Forceps: purpose   to grasp or pickup tissue; available either with teeth to hold thicker slippery tissue or without teeth to hold delicate tissue with minimal tissue damage.  
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Forceps: Adson   single toothed fine short forceps used to hold skin; 3/4s heavier slightly longer multiple toothed forceps used to hold thicker tissue (i.e. muscle, fascia).  
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Forceps: Debakey   nontoothed forcep which varies in length and is the general all purpose tissue forcep (not to be used on skin).  
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Forceps: Ring   ring-shaped tips used to handle large delicate structures that might be punctured when using pointed forceps.  
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Forceps: Bayonet   angled forcep used commonly in neurosurgery for better visualization; AKA cautery forceps when used as an extension of the cautery on deep structures.  
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Name 4 four types of suction instruments   Yankauer (Chest, Tonsil); Baby Chest; Frazier (Abdominal); Poole (Neuro)  
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The most commonly used suction   Yankauer (Chest, Tonsil)  
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Baby Chest suction =   similar to Yankauer except that the shaft is thinner and the holes smaller  
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Frazier (Abdominal) suction =   straight suction with multiple holes for rapid suctioning  
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Poole (Neuro) suction =   right angled suction varying in shaft length and width  
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