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    This document describes various surgical instruments and their uses. It provides descriptions of forceps, clamps, scissors, retractors and other tools used in operating rooms. Key instruments mentioned include Kelly curved clamps for large blood vessels, Allis forceps for grasping heavy tissue, needle holders for suturing, Babcock forceps for delicate tissue, Army Navy retractors for shallow wounds, Richardson double end retractors for holding back tissue layers, towel clips for drapes, bowls for holding instruments and waste, and Deaver retractors for deep incisions and retracting the liver.

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    This document describes various surgical instruments and their uses. It provides descriptions of forceps, clamps, scissors, retractors and other tools used in operating rooms. Key instruments mentioned include Kelly curved clamps for large blood vessels, Allis forceps for grasping heavy tissue, needle holders for suturing, Babcock forceps for delicate tissue, Army Navy retractors for shallow wounds, Richardson double end retractors for holding back tissue layers, towel clips for drapes, bowls for holding instruments and waste, and Deaver retractors for deep incisions and retracting the liver.

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    This document describes various surgical instruments and their uses. It provides descriptions of forceps, clamps, scissors, retractors and other tools used in operating rooms. Key instruments mentioned include Kelly curved clamps for large blood vessels, Allis forceps for grasping heavy tissue, needle holders for suturing, Babcock forceps for delicate tissue, Army Navy retractors for shallow wounds, Richardson double end retractors for holding back tissue layers, towel clips for drapes, bowls for holding instruments and waste, and Deaver retractors for deep incisions and retracting the liver.

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    This document describes various surgical instruments and their uses. It provides descriptions of forceps, clamps, scissors, retractors and other tools used in operating rooms. Key instruments mentioned include Kelly curved clamps for large blood vessels, Allis forceps for grasping heavy tissue, needle holders for suturing, Babcock forceps for delicate tissue, Army Navy retractors for shallow wounds, Richardson double end retractors for holding back tissue layers, towel clips for drapes, bowls for holding instruments and waste, and Deaver retractors for deep incisions and retracting the liver.

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    The passage describes various surgical instruments, including forceps, retractors and scissors, and their uses in different surgical procedures.

    Instruments described include Kelly forceps for clamping vessels and tissue manipulation, Allis and Babcock forceps for grasping tissue, needle holders for suturing, and bowel clips and bowls for holding drapes and waste.

    Forceps described include tissue forceps with and without teeth for soft tissue manipulation, mosquito forceps for clamping vessels, Ochsner forceps for heavy tissue and vessel clamping, and Mixter forceps for delicate tissue grasping and clamping.

    OPERATING

    ROOM
    INSTRUMENTS
    KELLY (BIG) CURVED
    clamping large blood vessels or manipulating
    heavy tissue
    used for soft tissue dissection
    can be used as a clamp, heat sink, or third
    hand
    ALLIS
    used to hold or grasp heavy tissue
    used to grasp fascia and soft tissues such as
    breast or bowel
    tissue can cause damage, so they are mainly used
    in tissue about to be removed
    NEEDLE HOLDER
    used in wound closure, ligation, reanastomosis and
    other surgical procedures which require suturing
    BABCOCK
    used to grasp delicate tissue
    similar to Allis forceps; however, may be
    considered less traumatic due to their wider,
    rounded grasping surface
    ARMY NAVY
    used for shallow or superficial wounds
    used to retract skin or bones
    RICHARDSON DOUBLE END
    a handheld, right angle retractor used for holding
    back layers of tissue close to the surface
    TISSUE FORCEP WITH TEETH
    equipped with fine, rat tooth tips that provide
    a gentle grasp of tissues
    manipulate soft tissues such as fascia and skin
    during suturing
    used for atraumatic tissue grasping during
    dissection
    TISSUE FORCEP WITHOUT TEETH
    used for fine handling of tissue and traction
    during dissection
    TOWEL CLIPS
    to hold drapes in place3, to keep only the operating
    field exposed
    BOWL
    used in operating theatres to hold either
    sterilized or used
    instruments used to hold swabs and waste
    products from the operation
    KELLY STRAIGHT
    used to clamp blood vessels and hold heavy tissues
    in place
    KIDNEY BASIN
    used in medical and surgical wards to receive
    soiled dressings and other medical waste
    MOSQUITO CURVED
    used to clamp off blood vessels, remove small root
    tips and grasp loose objects
    ADSON WITH TEETH
    to manipulate soft tissues such as fascia and
    skin during suturing
    ADSON WITHOUT TEETH
    used for grasping delicate tissues during complex
    surgeries of the eye, nose and throat
    commonly used in ophthalmic procedures, ENT
    surgeries as well as general and vascular surgeries
    MOSQUITO STRAIGHT
    used as a hemostatic agent to compress smaller
    vessels that regulate blood flow
    OCHSNER FORCEP CURVED
    aggressively grasp medium to heavy tissue or
    occlude heavy, dense vessels
    OCHSNER FORCEP STRAIGHT
    for clamping off blood vessels to avoid bleeding
    during procedures such as orthopedic surgery
    MIXTER
    used for clamping, dissection, or grasping tissue
    with their delicate and partially serrated jaws
    INTESTINAL CLAMP
    used to clamp the large organs such as
    Intestines, lungs etc. in various applications in
    Laparoscopic Surgery, Onco Surgery,
    Gastroenterology and Bariatric / Obesity Surgery
    VASCULAR CLAMP
    used for hemostasis and stabilization of the
    operative field during minimally invasive direct
    coronary artery bypass
    DEBAKEY
    used in vascular procedures to avoid tissue
    damage during manipulation
    MAYO SCISSORS
    for cutting body tissue near the surface of a wound.
    Straight - used for cutting sutures, they are also
    referred to as "suture scissors"
    Curved - allow deeper penetration into they wound
    than the type with straight blades
    METZENBAUM SCISSORS
    used for fine dissection and cutting
    MALLEABLE RETRACTORS
    used to hold back tissues and organs during
    surgery
    SELF-RETAINING RETRACTORS
    can be clamped into position to hold tissues away
    from the operative field without constant use of
    the hands
    DEAVER
    used to retract deep abdominal or chest incisions
    used in Cholecystectomy (removal of gallbladder)
    for retraction of right lobe of liver

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