Instruments at a Glance

Instrument name: Antrum Nasal Curette

Alternate name: Coakley Antrum, Frontal Sinus, Atrum

Instrument category: Curettes

Used for: Removal of nasal tissue

Specialty commonly used in: Nasal surgery

Instrument name: Austin Duckbill Knife

Alternate name: None

Instrument category: Scalpels

Used for: Creating a skin flap during middle ear surgery

Specialty commonly used in: Otologic surgery

Instrument name: Bayonet Tissue Forceps

Alternate name: Nasal dressing forcep

Instrument category: Forceps

Used for: Grabbing delicate tissue

Specialty commonly used in: Nasal, dental, neuro, and spine surgery

Instrument name: Bite Block

Alternate name: Mouth wedge

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: Placed in the patient’s mouth between the upper and lower teeth to prevent them from biting the endoscope

Specialty commonly used in: Upper endoscopic procedures

Instrument name: Blakesley Through Cut Tissue Forceps

Alternate name: Nasal forcep, sinus punch, Blakesley, thru cut

Instrument category: Forceps

Used for: Grabbing delicate tissue. This instrument comes in many different sizes and angles.

Specialty commonly used in: Nasal surgery

Instrument name: Bougie Dilator

Alternate name: Bougie Dilator, Esophageal Dilator, Hurst Dilator, Jackson, Tucker, Maloney

Instrument category: Dilators and Probes

Used for: Dilatation of the esophagus

Specialty commonly used in: General surgery and GI procedures

Instrument name: Bulldog Clamp

Alternate name: Micro Bulldog, Serrefine

Instrument category: Clamps

Used for: Atraumatic grasping and holding of vascular tissue or suture

Specialty commonly used in: Vascular, cardiac, and thoracic surgery

Instrument name: Debakey Forceps

Alternate name: DeBakey Pickup, DeBakey atraumatic, DeBakey vascular

Instrument category: Forceps

Used for: Grabbing delicate tissue and vascular structures and dissecting soft tissue

Specialty commonly used in: Vascular and thoracic surgery

Instrument name: Frazier Suction Tip

Alternate name: Frazier, Ferguson Frazier, suction tube, suction

Instrument category: Suction

Used for: Suctioning during surgery

Specialty commonly used in: Pediatric, neuro, minor, and ear surgery when suctioning is needed

Instrument name: Freidman Bone Rongeur

Alternate name: Synovectomy, Luer-Friedmann, rongeur, Freidman, bone cutter

Instrument category: Bone Instruments

Used for: Cutting bone by grabbing, cutting bone or soft tissue a piece at a time

Specialty commonly used in: General, ortho, neuro, and spine surgery

Instrument name: Goldman Elevator

Alternate name: Joker, Septum Elevator, Septum Displacer, butter knife

Instrument category: Bone Instruments

Used for: Repositioning of nasal bones

Specialty commonly used in: Nasal surgery

Instrument name: House Alligator Forceps

Alternate name: Mini Ear Forcep, Hartmann, House, Wullstein

Instrument category: Forceps

Used for: Grabbing and holding tissue or tubes

Specialty commonly used in: Otologic surgery

Instrument name: Kerrison Bone Rongeur

Alternate name: Kerrison Punch, Sella Punch, rongeur, Kerrison, bone cutter

Instrument category: Bone Instruments

Used for: Cutting bone by grabbing, cutting bone or soft tissue a piece at a time. This instrument comes in an array of sizes.

Specialty commonly used in: Ortho, neuro, ENT, and spine surgery

Instrument name: Lahey Clamp

Alternate name: Lahey Goiter, Lahey Vulsellum

Instrument category: Clamps

Used for: Grasping and holding tissue without crushing

Specialty commonly used in: General surgery, especially on breast tissue

Instrument name: Lancet Knife

Alternate name: House lancet knife

Instrument category: Scalpels

Used for: Creating an incision into the tympanic membrane

Specialty commonly used in: Otologic surgery

Instrument name: Laser Fiber

Alternate name: None

Instrument category: Energy Devices

Used for: Delivery of laser to a specific part of the body

Specialty commonly used in: Gynecology, ENT, urologic, and orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Lempert Elevator

Alternate name:

Instrument category: Bone Instruments

Used for: Removing periosteum from bone or elevating tissue

Specialty commonly used in: ENT, plastic, and neurosurgery

Instrument name: Malleable Retractor

Alternate name: Brain retractor, ribbon retractor, spatula

Instrument category: Retractors

Used for: Holding back abdominal contents and provide exposure to surgical site while being able to shape retractor to patient’s anatomy

Specialty commonly used in: General and gynecologic surgery

Instrument name: Microdebrider

Alternate name: Nasal Debrider

Instrument category: Powered Devices

Used for: Cutting bone and tissue using different tips

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic, ENT, neuro and spine surgery

Instrument name: Muscle Hook

Alternate name: Jameson hook, Graefe hook, Strabismus hook

Instrument category: Retractors

Used for: Retracting muscles during eye surgery

Specialty commonly used in: Eye surgery