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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