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Surgical Instruments
Veterinary Assistant ProgramMrs. Higgins
Types of instruments
• Scissors- cut tissue• Needle holders- hold needle while placing suture
material• Forceps- grasp tissue, have teeth• Hemostats- clamp blood vessels; typically hinged and
locking; have serrations. • Retractors- open the body cavity, either handheld or
self-retracting• Towel clamps- hold draping material in place on
surgical field
Scissors
Metzenbaum Scissors Mayo Surgical Scissors
Needle Holders
Mayo-Hegar Needle Holders Olson-Hegar Needle Holders
Forceps
Rat Tooth Tissue Forceps Adson-Brown Tissue Forceps
Forceps
Allis Tissue Forceps
Hemostats
Mosquito Hemostats Kelly Hemostats
Serrations all the way down
Serrations only half way down
Hemostats
Crile Hemostats Rochester Carmalt Hemostats
Size of a Kelly, serrations all the way down Longitudinal
serrations
Hemostats
Rochester Pean Hemostats
Horizontal serrations all the way down. Large instrument
Retractors
Senn Retractor Gelpi Retractor
Retractors
Balfour Retractor
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Towel Clamps
Backhaus Towel Clamp Jones Towel clamp
Miscellaneous
Snook Spay Hook Lister Bandage Scissors**Used during bandaging, not a surgical instrument.
Sources
• "Wiltse Gelpi Retractor 4" ." Spinal Instruments. Life Instruments, 2007. Web. 07 Apr. 2015.