Gelpi Retractor

Gelpi Retractor

An Overview of Surgical Instruments Part 2

This editorial is on the Twenty-One different types of surgical instruments. We release editorials on describing in detail about pessary, forceps, dilator and other medical tools.

Medical Instrument: Castro Viejo Purpose: To suture Other Other Info: Fine needle driver for small vessels & nerves available both non-locking and locking.

Medical Instrument: Cobb elevator Purpose: Elevating and blunt dissection

Medical Instrument: Corneal Shield Purpose: To guard your eyes Other Info: During the facial plastic surgery the corneal shield is used to defend the eyes and to prevent cornel abrasions you should use lacrilube or any other eye lubricant.

Medical Instrument: Cottle Elevator Purpose: Dissection Other Info: Regular to ENT nasal sets

Medical Instrument: Curved Allis Purpose: Grasping Other Info: During a tonsillectomy operation its used to grab the tonsils.

Medical Instrument: Curved Dissector Alias: Maryland Grasper, dolphin nose Purpose: Dissection Other Info: Sometimes it gets attachetted to the cautery cord & is occasionally used to cut while performing cholecystectomy surgery after the ligate vessels.

Medical Instrument: Doyan Rib Rasp Purpose: Dissection Other Info: Mainly seen in the thoracic set.

Medical Instrument: Davis Mouth Gag Purpose: Retraction Other Info: Connected to the mayo stand to hold the mouth open during a tonsillectomy.

Medical Instrument: Electrocautery Pencil Purpose: Cutting & coagulation Other Info: Plugs into an electro surgical unit (ESU) for cutting and coagulation of tissue. Requires a grounding pad for the patient.

Medical Instrument: Freeman Retractor Purpose: To retract Other Info: Common hand held retractor used in cosmetic surgery.

Medical Instrument: Burford Finochietto Purpose: Retraction Other Info: Used to spread & retract the rib cage for thoracic surgery.

Medical Instrument: Finochietto Blade Purpose: Retraction Other Info: You attach it to a finochetti retractor. Its avaible in all sizes.

Medical Instrument: Four Pronged Skin Hooks Purpose: To retract Other Info: You can now and then find a small skin retractor in a surgical instrument sets.

Medical Instrument: Frazier Suction Tip Purpose: Suction Other Info: Common to ENT & orthopedic surgery.

Medical Instrument: Freer Elevator Purpose: blunt and elevating cutting Other Info: Typical in smaller orthopedic surgeries.

Medical Instrument: Guarded Osteotome Purpose: Cutting Other Info: Used for cutting septal and nasal bone during a rhinoplasty.

Medical Instrument: Gelpi Purpose: Retraction Other Info: Self-retaining retractor generally in spine procedure.

Medical Instrument: Shallow Gelpi Purpose: Used for retraction

Medical Instrument: Heaney Needle Holder Purpose: Suturing Other Info: Used in the curved jaw.

Medical Instrument: Hemo Clip Applier Purpose: Ligation Other Info: Used to ligate vessels available in both disposable and non-disposable varieties.

Medical Instrument: Hoen Elevator Purpose: Blunt dissectioncutting

Medical Instrument: Hoke Osteotome Purpose: To dissect

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This "An Overview of Medical Instruments Part 2" editorial is by Tom L.