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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
Used for: Grabbing delicate tissue. This instrument comes in many different sizes and angles.
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
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
Used for: Repositioning of nasal bones
Instrument name: House Alligator Forceps
Alternate name: Mini Ear Forcep, Hartmann, House, Wullstein
Used for: Grabbing and holding tissue or tubes
Instrument name: Kerrison Bone Rongeur
Alternate name: Kerrison Punch, Sella Punch, rongeur, Kerrison, bone cutter
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
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
Used for: Creating an incision into the tympanic membrane
Instrument name: Laser Fiber
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:
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
Used for: Retracting muscles during eye surgery
Specialty commonly used in: Eye surgery