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Instrument name: Balloon Cardiac Catheter
Alternate name: None
Instrument category: Accessory
Used for: Pushing the blockage to the sidewall of the vessel and to push the stent into the sidewall of the vessel
Specialty commonly used in: Cardiac catherization procedures
Instrument name: Balloon Catheter
Used for: Dilatation, instilling, and extracting during percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Specialty commonly used in: Urologic procedures
Instrument name: Bicortical Screw
Alternate name: Screw
Used for: Fixation of the mandibular bone during reconstruction
Specialty commonly used in: Reconstructive plastic surgery
Instrument name: Biliary Stent
Used for: Opening a blocked duct, preventing strictures, and allowing the flow of fluid
Specialty commonly used in: Advanced endoscopy procedures
Instrument name: Bite Block
Alternate name: Mouth wedge
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: Blunt Obturator
Alternate name: Blunt trocar
Used for: Gaining access to a joint during arthroscopic surgery
Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery
Instrument name: Bone Anchor
Used for: Holding and affixing tissue and ligaments to bone by anchoring a suture material
Specialty commonly used in: None
Instrument name: Bone Needle
Used for: Entry and instilling solutions
Specialty commonly used in: Spinal procedures
Instrument name: Bone Screw
Used for: Grasping, holding, and affixing tissue, ligament, and bone
Instrument name: Bone Tamp
Alternate name: Tamper
Used for: Supporting and protecting bone
Specialty commonly used in: Neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery
Instrument name: Boomerang Closure Device
Alternate name: Closure device
Used for: Suturing vessel after minimally invasive procedure
Specialty commonly used in: Cardiac catheterization minimally invasive procedures when a suture is needed to close a vessel
Instrument name: Brachytherapy Needle
Used for: Assisting in the implantation of radioactive seed implants of the prostate
Instrument name: Brush Biopsy Forcep
Alternate name: Cytology brush
Used for: Biopsy of cells to determine malignancy
Specialty commonly used in: Endoscopy and bronchoscopy procedures that require cytology or pathology
Instrument name: Caliper
Alternate name: Townley Caliper
Used for: Measuring the foraminal space during spine surgery
Specialty commonly used in: Spine surgery
Instrument name: Cannula
Used for: Gaining access to the femoral artery during transcatheter aortic valve replacement surgery
Specialty commonly used in: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement surgery
Instrument name: Cannula Assembly
Used for: Access to the stomach to place the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube
Specialty commonly used in: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
Instrument name: Cannulated Screw
Used for: Fixation of bone
Instrument name: Cardioversion pad
Used for: Conducting current from cardioversion machine to patient and to watch heart rhythm
Specialty commonly used in: Cardioversion procedures
Instrument name: Catheter stabilization device
Alternate name: Statlock, stabilizer
Used for: Holding a catheter securely in place
Specialty commonly used in: Any procedure that requires a catheter to be secured for long term use
Instrument name: Centesis Device
Alternate name: Thoracentesis catheter
Used for: Removing fluid during a thoracentesis
Specialty commonly used in: Thoracentesis procedures