Instruments at a Glance

Instrument name: Acetabulum Sizer

Alternate name: Sizer, trial, acetabulum trial

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: Sizing the acetabulum before choosing an acetabulum prosthesis

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Adson Dissector

Alternate name: Adson Hook, Adson Dissector, Dura Hook

Instrument category: Retractors

Used for: Gentle dissecting and elevating tissue

Specialty commonly used in: Neurosurgery

Instrument name: Anterior Cutting Guide

Alternate name:

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: Anterior cutting guide during knee surgery

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Arthroplasty Burr

Alternate name: None

Instrument category: Scalpels

Used for: Cutting and clearing bone, and can have different sizes depending upon size needed

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Arthroscopic Beaver Blade

Alternate name: None

Instrument category: Scalpels

Used for: Cutting tissue during arthroscopic surgery

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Arthroscopic Grasper

Alternate name: Arthro punch

Instrument category: Arthroscopic

Used for: Grabbing, dissecting, and cutting soft tissue. This instrument comes in many different sizes and angles.

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Arthroscopic Probe

Alternate name:

Instrument category: Dilators and Probes

Used for: Gentle dissecting, probing, and elevating of tissue.

Specialty commonly used in: Arthroscopic surgery

Instrument name: Arthroscopic Radiofrequency

Alternate name: None

Instrument category: Energy Devices

Used for: Cutting and coagulating of tissue during arthroscopic surgery

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Arthroscopic sheath without trocar

Alternate name: Sheath

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: Gaining access to a joint during arthroscopic surgery

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Arthroscopic Tacker

Alternate name: None

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: To grasp, hold, and affix tissue/ligament/bone by anchoring a suture material

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Barbed Staple

Alternate name: None

Instrument category: Staplers and Clips

Used for: Grasping, holding, and stapling tissues and ligaments

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Battery-Powered Burr

Alternate name: None

Instrument category: Powered Devices

Used for: Cutting through and rounding out rough edges of bone with different sized burrs

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic and spine surgery

Instrument name: Battery-Powered Drill

Alternate name:

Instrument category: Powered Devices

Used for: Cutting through and creating a hole in the bone with different-sized drill bits

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic and spine surgery

Instrument name: Battery-Powered Saw

Alternate name: Oscillating saw

Instrument category: Powered Devices

Used for: Cutting and sawing bone using different sized blades

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic and spine surgery

Instrument name: Blunt Obturator

Alternate name: Blunt trocar

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: Gaining access to a joint during arthroscopic surgery

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Bone Anchor

Alternate name: None

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: Holding and affixing tissue and ligaments to bone by anchoring a suture material

Specialty commonly used in: None

Instrument name: Bone Cutter

Alternate name: Ruskin Liston, Stille Horsley, Liston bone cutter

Instrument category: Bone Instruments

Used for: Cutting bone or soft tissue a piece at a time. This instrument comes in an array of sizes and can be double action.

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic, neuro, spine, and head and neck surgery

Instrument name: Bone Reduction Clamp

Alternate name: Bone Reduction Forcep, Bone Holding Forcep

Instrument category: Clamps

Used for: Grasping and holding bone in place

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic and spinal surgery

Instrument name: Bone Screw

Alternate name: None

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: Grasping, holding, and affixing tissue, ligament, and bone

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Bone Tamp

Alternate name: Tamper

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: Supporting and protecting bone

Specialty commonly used in: Neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery