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Assisting with surgeries

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Abscesses   localized collections of pus that may be under the skin or deep within the body and that cause tissue destruction  
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Cannula   a rigid tube that surrounds a blunt trocar or a sharp, pointed trocar inserted into the body; through the cannula, depending on where it was inserted  
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Curettage   the act of scraping a body cavity with a surgical instrument, such as a curette  
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Dilation   the opening or widening of the circumference of a body orifice with a dilating instrument  
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Dissect   to cut or separate tissue with a cutting instrument or scissors  
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Fascia   a sheet or band of fibrous tissue deep in the skin that covers muscles and the body organs  
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Obturator   a metal rod with a smooth, rounded top that is placed in hollow instruments to reduce injury to body tissues during insertion  
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Patency   open condition of a body cavity or canal  
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Stylus   a metal probe that is inserted into or passed through a catheter, needle, or tube used for clearing purposes or to facilitate passage into a body orifice  
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Classifications of surgical instruments   cutting, grasping, retracting, probing/dilating  
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Bandage Scissors   blunt probe tip, easily inserted under bandages and dressing, used to remove bandages and dressings  
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Suture scissors   blade has beak or hook to slide under sutures used to remove sutures  
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Hemostat forceps   curved or straight used to clamp small vessels or hold tissue  
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Needle Holders   jaws are shorter and stronger that hemostat jaws used to grasp suture needle firmly  
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Splinter Forceps   design and construction vary fine top foreign object retrieval  
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Adson forceps   used to grasp tissue and in suturing  
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Plain Thumb (dressing) forceps   used to insert packing into or remove objects from deep cavities  
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Towel forceps (clamps)   sharp or at traumatic tips used to hold drapes in place  
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Allis tissue forceps   used to grasp tissue, muscle, or skin surrounding a wound  
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Foerster sponge forceps   used to hold gauze squares to sponge the surgical site  
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Transfer forceps   sterile transfer forceps may be used to arrange items on a sterile tray  
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bayonet forceps   smooth tipped used to insert packing into or remove objects from the nose and ear  
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Plain tip tissue forceps   used to grasp tissue, muscle, or skin surrounding the wound  
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Senn retractor   flat end is blunt used to retract small incisions or to secure a skin edge for suturing  
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Probes   smooth, have a grooved director used to find foreign bodies embedded in dermal tissue or muscle or to trace a wound tract  
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Trocars and obsturators   sharply pointed stylus contained in a cannula used to withdraw fluids from cavities or fro draining irrigation with a catheter  
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Specula   valves are spread apart, dilating the opening used to open or distend a body orifice or cavity  
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Nasal specula   used to spread the nostrils for examination  
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