Instruments at a Glance

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: 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: Cerebellar Retractor

Alternate name: Anderson Adson

Instrument category: Retractors

Used for: Provide exposure to surgical site. Is self-retaining.

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

Instrument name: Debakey Clamp

Alternate name: Vascular clamp, atraumatic clamp

Instrument category: Clamps

Used for: Atraumatic grasping and holding of vessels and vascular structures

Specialty commonly used in: Vascular, thoracic, and cardiac 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: Doyen Intestinal Forcep

Alternate name: Glassman non-crushing, intestinal clamp, intestinal forcep, non-crushing clamp

Instrument category: Clamps

Used for: Grasping and holding intestinal or lung tissue without crushing

Specialty commonly used in: General surgery, thoracic surgery

Instrument name: Jacobson Micro Vascular Needle Holder

Alternate name: Intracardiac needle holder, needle driver

Instrument category: Needle Holders

Used for: Holds small vascular sutures

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

Instrument name: Mixter Hemostatic Forcep

Alternate name: Gemini Thoracic, Gemini Artery, Mixter, Right Angle, Mixter Clamp

Instrument category: Clamps

Used for: Clamping, dissecting, or grasping tissue

Specialty commonly used in: General, gynecology, vascular, otolaryngology, and thoracic surgery. Also used to pass a suture around a vessel.

Instrument name: Sarot Bronchus Clamp

Alternate name: None

Instrument category: Clamps

Used for: Atraumatic grasping and holding of lung tissue

Specialty commonly used in: Thoracic surgery

Instrument name: Satinsky Vena Cava Clamp

Alternate name: DeBakey Satinsky, Satinsky Clamp

Instrument category: Clamps

Used for: Atraumatic grasping and holding of vessels and vascular structures

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

Instrument name: Suture Closure Device

Alternate name: brand name, suture, closure device

Instrument category: Endoscopic

Used for: Suturing after minimally invasive procedures, such as TAVR

Specialty commonly used in: Minimally invasive thoracic and vascular surgery when a suture is needed to close a vessel

Instrument name: Vessel Loop

Alternate name: Loop

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: Isolating and retracting delicate structures, such as a vessel or nerve

Specialty commonly used in: Vascular, general, cardiac, and hand surgery