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Surgical Instruments

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Tool
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Suction Machine   Used to withdraw fluids from body cavity  
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Infusion Pump   Used to electronically control IV flow rates to your patient  
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Doppler   Used to hear and record blood pressures of your patient  
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Mayo Stand (Instrument Stand)   Holds instruments within sterile field during surgery  
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IV fluid warmer   Used to warm fluids during administration  
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Pulse Oximeter   Indirectly measure the oxygen saturation  
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Laser Unit   Cut tissue and cauterize blood vessels  
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Smoke Evacuation System   Used to remove "smoke" (evaporated cells) while using the laser unit  
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Bair Hugger   Used to increase the body temperature of your patient (uses air)  
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Hot Dog Warmer   Used to increase the body temperature of your patient (like a heating blanket)  
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Gamar Warm Water System   Used to increase the body temperature of your patient (uses water)  
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ECG Monitor   Used for proper cardiac diagnostics  
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Endotracheal Tube   Used as an airway passage  
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Electrocauterizing Unit   Used in surgical procedures to cut through tissue and cauterize small blood vessels  
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Surgical Light Handle   Ensure sterility of light handle during surgery. Must be removed and sterilized between surgeries.  
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Laryngoscope   Used for proper placement of the ET tube and for visualization of the trachea  
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Esophageal Stethoscope   Used to monitor heart and lung sounds during surgery  
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Laser Handle   Used in conjunction with the laser unit to perform laser surgery  
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Laser Tip   Used in conjunction with the laser handle to perform laser surgery  
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Suction Tubing   Used to remove fluids from the body for disposal  
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Yankauer Suction Tip   Used in conjunction with the suction tubing to withdraw fluid from the body for disposal  
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Christmas Tree Connector   Used to connect tubing  
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Backhaus Towel Clamp   To secure the drape to a patient's skin by means of a small puncture  
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Backhaus Roeder Towel Clamp   To secure the drape to a patient's skin by means of a small puncture  
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Castroviejo Eye Speculum   Used to hold eyelids open for opthalmic exams or surgeries  
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Graefe's Eye Speculum   Used to hold eyelids open for opthalmic exams or surgeries  
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Olive Tip Cannula   This instrument is an opthalmic instrument used to flush the lacrimal gland  
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Spinal Needle   Used for spinal anesthesia (i.e. epidural)  
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Grooved Probe Director   Protects underlying tissues while making an incision  
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Senn Rake Retractor   Used to hold open wound or incision for better view of underlying tissue  
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Weitlaner Retractor   Maintain muscle retraction during orthopedic surgeries  
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Volkman Rake Retractor   Aids in visualization of tissue  
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Magill Catheter Forceps   Used to grasp catheter  
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Weitlaner Beckman Retractor   Used to hold incision or area of interest open  
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Sauerbrush Retractor   Used to hold tissue/muscle open  
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Bone Marrow Biopsy Needle   Collect biopsy of the bone marrow  
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Snook Spay Hook   Used to locate and grab uterine horn  
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Covault Spay Hook   Used to locate and grab uterine horn  
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Killian Vaginal Speculum   Used to examine the vagina  
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Female Canine Catheter   Used to catheterize bladder of female dog  
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Nye Tourniquet   Occlude blood vessels for venipuncture or amputation  
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Urethral Catheter   Used to prevent or flush blockage. Made of plastic.  
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Opthalmoscope   Used for better visualization of the eye  
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Taylor Percussion Hammer   Used to check reflexes of the animal  
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Jugular Catheter   Used for long term catheter placement and fluid administration  
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Microchip   Used for permanent identification  
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Microchip Scanner   Used to scan for microchip number  
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Tonopen   Used to check ocular pressure  
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Tonopen Covers   **Use a new one on EVERY PATIENT** Covers Tonopen to prevent spread of disease  
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IV Catheter   Used for fluid administration  
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IV Fluid Line   Used to administer IV or SQ fluids  
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IV Port   Used to place on end of IV catheter for fluid or medication administration  
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V Tray   Used as a positional aid  
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Elizabethan Collar (E-Collar)   Used to prevent animal from chewing incision site or affected area  
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Otoscope   Used to examine the inside of the ear  
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Staple Remover   Used to remove surgical staples  
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Penrose Drain   Used to allow drainage from surgical area or bite wounds  
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Alligator Forceps   Used to grasp foreign objects deep within body cavity  
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Rochester Carmalt Forceps   Used to clamp large tissue bundle that contains blood vessels *straight or curved  
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Hemoclip Forceps   Used to occlude or clamp off blood vessels  
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Hemoclip/Ligating Clip   Used in conjunction with the hemoclip forceps to ligate or clamp blood vessels  
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Rochester Pean Forceps   Clamp blood vessels or control large tissue bundles *straight or curved  
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Rochester Ochsner Forceps   Clamp blood vessels or grasp tissue *straight or curved  
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Debakey Tissue Forceps   Used to grab tissue  
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Adson Brown Tissue Forceps   Pick up, hold, and maneuver delicate tissue  
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Dressing Forceps   Grasp inanimate objects such as dressings or nonviable tissues  
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Tube Occluding Forceps   Use to clamp off section tubing  
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Halstead Mosquito Forceps   Clamp small blood vessels that must be occluded, crushed, or held firmly in place *straight or curved  
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Ferguson Angiotube Forceps   Crush and create fold in tissue *straight or curved  
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Young Tongue Forceps   Used to grasp tongue  
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Dolen Intestinal Forceps   Used to crush tissue and other delicate tissue  
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Crile Hemostatic Forceps   Used to occlude small blood vessels *straight or curved  
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Babcock Intestinal Forceps   Atraumatically grasp delicate tissue that will not be removed from the body  
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Kelly Forceps   Used to occlude small blood vessels  
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Sterilizing Forceps   Used to transport instruments during cold sterilization  
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Allis Tissue Forceps   Traumatically grasp tissues that will be removed from the body  
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Forester Sponge Forceps   Used to blot surgical area or apply betadine paint  
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Needle Holder with Spring   Used to secure and store surgical needles  
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#10 Scalpel Blade   General blade used in small animal surgery  
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#11 Scalpel Blade   Used for stab incisions and to sever ligaments  
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#12 Scalpel Blade   Lance abscess  
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#15 Scalpel Blade   Small, precise, or curved incisions *Onychectomy  
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#22 Scalpel Blade   Used for general large animal surgery  
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Castroviejo Needle Holders   Used to hold fine surgical needle for opthalmic and neuro surgery  
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#3 Bard Parker Scalpel Handle   Used to hold small animal scalpel  
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#4 Bard Parker Scalpel Handle   Used to hold large animal scalpel  
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Tapered Needle   Used for internal suturing *round body, sharp tip  
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Cutting Edge Needle   Used for suturing tough tissues (i.e. skin)  
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Reverse Cutting Edge Needle   Used for suturing tough tissues (i.e. skin)  
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Matheui Needle Holders   Drive suture needle through tissues  
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Mayo Hegar Needle Holders   Used to hold suture needle for suturing  
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Olsen Hegar Needle Holders   Drive suture needle through tissue and cut suture material  
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Leighton Bone Pin Introducer   Used to introduce intramedullary pin into the bone capsule  
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Gigli Wire Saw   Cut through thick, heavy bone or dehorn cattle or goats  
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Gigli Saw Handles   Used in conjunction with gigli wire saw to cut through thick, heavy bones or to dehorn cattle or goats  
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Intramedullary Pin Chuck   Place intramedullary pins  
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Bone Wire Guide   Used to advance surgical stainless steel wire around bone  
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Verbrugge Bone Holding Forceps   Used as a stabilization tool of the bone during orthopedic surgery  
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Fomon Bone Rasp   Smooth off rough edges of bone  
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Intramedullary Pins   Placed in medullary cavity for fracture stabilization  
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Drill Chuck and Key   Place intramedullary pins with orthopedic drill  
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Cerclage Wire Tightener   Allows you to tighten surgical stainless steel wire around bone  
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Orthopedic Mallet   Set pins or to strike osteotomes  
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Depth Gauge   Used to measure the depth of your drill  
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Osteotome   Cut through or shape bone  
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KE Tissue Protector   Used to protect soft tissue during placement of external fixation kit  
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Liston Bone Cutting Forceps   Used to cut bone  
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Kern Bone Holding Forceps   Used to stabilize bone for fixation. Applying too tightly can cause bruising to bone.  
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Lambert-Lowman Bone Clamp   Used to stabilize bone for fixation  
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Ruskin Rongeurs   Used to remove or break up small chunks of bone, cartilage, or fibrous tissue  
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Jacob's Pin Chuck with Handle and Extension   Used to place intramedullary pins in bone  
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Wire Twister   Used to secure wire around bone  
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Stainless Steel Surgical Wire   Repair broken bones  
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Quick Splint   Used as a stabilization aid for fractured/broken limbs  
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Thomas Schroeder Splint   Stabilization of simple fractures to the lower leg bones  
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Splint-Rod Form   Make circular and angled bends in aluminum rod(s)  
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Operating Scissors   Used to cut suture material and other inanimate objects  
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Iris Scissors   Cut suture material and other nonviable materials  
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Metzenbaum Scissors   Blunt dissection or cut soft tissue  
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Mayo Dissecting Scissors   Blunt dissection or cut through bulky connective tissue  
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Sistrunk Scissors   Short dissection  
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Littauer Stitch Scissors   Used to remove surgical skin suture  
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Spencer Stitch Scissors   Used to remove surgical skin suture  
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Lister Bandage Scissors   Used to remove bandaging material  
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Tenotomy Scissors   Cut delicate tissues and blunt dissection  
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Plaster Shears   Used to remove cast  
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