VET 219 - instrument quiz 4

Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder

to drive suture needles through tissue & assist in tying sutures

Olsen-Hegar Needle Holders

to drive suture needles through tissue & assist in tying sutures

Metzenbaum Scissors

to blunt dissect or cut soft tissue

Mayo Scissors

to perform blunt dissection and to cut through bulky connective tissues

Operating Scissors

to cut suture material or other inanimate materials

Wire Scissors

to cut stainless steel wire - commonly used in orthopedic surgery

Spencer Delicate-Stitch Scissors

to remove sutures from an incision line in small animals

Littauer Stitch Scissors

to remove sutures from an incision line in large animals

Lister Bandage Scissors

to remove bandages and other dressings

Knowles Bandage Scissors

to remove bandages and other dressings

Utility Bandage Scissors

to remove bandages and other dressings

Michel Wound Clip and Applying Forceps

to apply or remove Michel wound clip. These are used in closing wounds

Michel Wound Clips

to hold wounds together or to roll out eyelids in cases of entropia

Young Tongue-Seizing Forceps

to grasp and hold the tongue atraumatically

Presbyterian Hospital Occluding Forceps

to clamp rubber tubing without cutting through it

Alligator Forceps

to reach deep into an animal’s body to retrieve a foreign object

Stapler

used to create a skin closure

Staple Remover

used to remove surgical staples

CO2 Laser Unit

used to cut and cauterize blood vessels and cut through tissue

CO2 Laser Smoke Evacuation System

used to remove evaporated cells out of the surgical field

Bard Parker Sterilizer Tray

hold instruments for cold sterilization

Needle-Sterilizing Rack

to hold suture needles in an orderly fashion

Laryngoscope Handle

to hold laryngeal specula

MacIntosh Laryngeal Speculum

to expose the tracheal opening by placing pressure in front of the epiglottis

Miller Laryngeal Speculum

to expose the tracheal opening by pulling the epiglottis down

Instrument Stand

provides a stable surface for the placement of surgical instruments during a procedure

Intravenous Stand

to hold bottles and bags so that gravity can deliver IV fluids

Kick Buckets

to hold garbage generated during surgery

Surgeon’s Scrub Brush

scrub a surgeon’s hands and arms in prep for surgery

Infusion Pump

mechanically regulate the flow of fluids into a patient

Surgical Light Handle

provides a sterile cover over Sx light, so light can be moved as needed around surgical site

Bair Hugger

method of increasing patient body temperature

Hotdog warmer

method of increasing patient body temperature

Warm Water System

method of increasing patient body temperature

V tray

used to stabilize small animals

Ambu bag

deliver room air or O2 from a tank to a patient in resp distress

Yankauer Suction Tip

suction fluids out of surgical fields

Frazier Suction tip

suction fluids out of surgical fields

Electrosurgical Generator

act as part of an electrocautery unit

Sterilizing Forceps

Transfer instruments during cold sterilization from sterilizing tray to instrument stand