SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
There are several classes of surgical instruments:
- Graspers, especially tweezers and forceps
- Clamps and occluders for blood vessels and other organs
- Retractors, used to spread open skin, ribs and other tissue
- Distractors, positioners and stereotactic devices
- Mechanical cutters (scalpels, lancets, drill bits, rasps, trocars, etc.)
- Dilators and speculae, for access to narrow passages or incisions
- Suction tips and tubes, for removal of bodily fluids
- Irrigation and injection needles, tips and tubes, for introducing fluid
- Powered devices, such as drills, dermatomes
- Scopes and probes, including fiber optic endoscopes and tactile probes
- Carriers and appliers for optical, electronic and mechanical devices
- Ultrasound tissue disruptors, cryotomes and cutting laser guides
- Measurement devices, such as rulers and calipers
Below mentioned are some of the commonly used instruments:
Articulator
· Galotti articulator
Bone chisel
Bone crusher
· Cottle cartilage crusher
Bone cutter
Bone distractor
· Ilizarov apparatus
· Intramedullary kinetic bone distractor
Bone drill
Bone extender
Bone file
Bone lever
Bone mallet
Bone rasp
Bone saw
Bone skid
Bone splint
Bone button
Caliper
· Castroviejo caliper
Cannula
Catheter
Cautery
Clamp - Payr pylorus clamp
Coagulator
Curette
Depressor
Dilator
Dissecting knife
Distractor
Dermatome
Forceps
· Adson forceps
· Allis forceps
· Babcock forceps
· Bone forceps
· Carmalt forceps
· Cushing forceps
· Dandy forceps
· DeBakey forceps
· Doyen intestinal forceps
· Epilation forceps
· Halstead forceps
· Kelly forceps
· Kocher forceps
· Mosquito forceps
· Rat tooth or tissue forceps
· Sponge forceps
Hemostat
Hook
- Nerve hook
- Obstetrical hook
- Skin hook
Hypodermic needle
Lancet
Luxator
Lythotome
Lythotript
Mallet
- Partsch mallet
Mouth prop
Mouth gag
Mammotome
Needleholder
- Castroviejo needleholder
- Crile-Wood needleholder
- Mayo-Hegar needleholder
- Olsen-Hegar needleholder
Occluder
Osteotome
- Epker osteotome
Periosteal elevator
- Joseph elevator
- Molt periosteal elevator
- Obweg periosteal elevator
- Septum elevator
- Tessier periosteal elevator
Probe
Retractor
- Senn retractor
- Gelpi retractor
Weitlaner retractor
Rongeur
Scalpel - Ultrasonic scalpel
Scissors
- Iris scissors
- Kiene scissors
- Metzenbaum scissors
- Mayo scissors
Spatula
Speculum
- Mouth speculum
- Vaginal speculum
- Rectal speculum
Sponge bowl
Sterilization tray
Suction tube
Surgical elevator
Surgical hook
Surgical knife
Surgical needle
Surgical snare
Surgical sponge
Surgical spoon
Surgical stapler
Surgical tray
Suture
Syringe
Tongue depressor
Tonsillotome
Tooth extractor
Towel clamp
Towel forceps
- Backhaus towel forceps
- Lorna towel forceps
Tracheotome
Tissue expander - Subcutaneus inflatable balloon expander
Trephine
Trocar
Tweezer
Venous clip