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.