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Instrument name: Adhesive Dressing
Alternate name: Tegaderm
Instrument category: Accessory
Used for: Dressing to protect wound
Specialty commonly used in: Any procedure that requires a dressing
Instrument name: Adson Forceps with Teeth
Alternate name: 1X2 Adson, Adson Pickup
Instrument category: Forceps
Used for: Grabbing tissue or skin
Specialty commonly used in: All surgical specialties
Instrument name: Allis Clamp
Alternate name: Allis tissue forcep
Instrument category: Clamps
Used for: Grasping and holding tissue without crushing
Specialty commonly used in: General surgery, gynecology, and otolaryngology
Instrument name: Army Navy Retractor
Alternate name: USA Retractor, US Army
Instrument category: Retractors
Used for: Retracting tissue superficially
Instrument name: Babcock Clamp
Alternate name: Babcock tissue
Specialty commonly used in: General and gynecology surgery
Instrument name: Balfour Abdominal Retractor
Alternate name: Self-retainer
Used for: Self-retaining tissue retracting. Can have a lower blade or upper arm attachment for additional retracting.
Specialty commonly used in: General and gynecologic surgery
Instrument name: Bone Rasp
Alternate name:
Instrument category: Bone Instruments
Used for: Cutting through and removing bone
Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic, neuro, and spine surgery
Instrument name: Cushing Vein and Nerve Retractor
Used for: Blunt and superficial retracting of tissue to provide visualization of surgical site
Specialty commonly used in: General, pediatric, plastic, and vascular surgery
Instrument name: Deaver Retractor
Used for: Holding back abdominal contents and providing exposure to surgical site
Specialty commonly used in: General, gynecologic, and urologic surgery
Instrument name: Disposable 11 Blade
Alternate name: Knife
Instrument category: Scalpels
Used for: Creating an incision in the skin
Specialty commonly used in: All types of surgery, but a disposable blade is commonly used in procedural areas where there is not an instrument tray opened
Instrument name: Green Loop Retractor
Alternate name: Thyroid retractor, green goiter retractor
Used for: Retracting tissue to provide visualization of surgical site
Instrument name: Halstead Clamp
Alternate name: Hemostat, Mosquito, Hartmann, Halsted, Jacobson, Jake, Crile
Instrument name: Hasson Trocar
Alternate name: Hasson Obturator, Hasson, open technique trocar, open trocar
Instrument category: Endoscopic
Used for: Gaining access to the cavity during laparoscopic surgery by using direct visualization to place the trocar before establishing a pneumoperitoneum.
Specialty commonly used in: Laparoscopic surgery for general, gynecologic, and thoracic
Instrument name: Hemoclip Applier
Alternate name: Hemoclip, ligaclip, open hemoclip applier
Instrument category: Staplers and Clips
Used for: Stapling tissue or vessels
Specialty commonly used in: All surgery when a clip is needed for hemostasis
Instrument name: Kelly Clamp
Alternate name: Crile, Hemostat, Kelly Artery
Instrument name: Knife Handle with 10 Blade
Alternate name: #3 knife
Used for: Creating an incision
Specialty commonly used in: General, orthopedic, cardiothoracic, urologic, and gynecologic surgery
Instrument name: Knife Handle with 11 Blade
Alternate name: Long knife handle, #3 knife
Specialty commonly used in: Otolaryngology, orthopedic, and urologic surgery
Instrument name: Knife Handle with 15 Blade
Specialty commonly used in: Otolaryngology, plastic, minor, vascular, orthopedic, general, gynecologic, and urologic surgery
Instrument name: Kocher Clamp
Alternate name: Ochsner, Kocher, Rochester Ochsner, Ochsner Artery
Used for: Grasping, holding, and crushing heavy tissue
Specialty commonly used in: General surgery and gynecological surgery, but can also be used to hold a peanut for blunt dissection
Instrument name: Laparoscopic Linear Stapling Device
Instrument category: Laparoscopic
Used for: Grasping, holding, cutting, and stapling tissue
Specialty commonly used in: All laparoscopic surgery when transection or resection is needed3