Instruments at a Glance

Instrument name: Drill Sleeve Trocar

Alternate name: Arthroscopic Obturator

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: As a trocar used during external fixator surgery

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Driver, Proximal Drill Guide, and Hexagonal Bolt

Alternate name: Assembled IM nailing components

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: Measuring the depth, creating the hole, and bolting to secure tibial IM nailing implant

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Dull Trocar

Alternate name: Dull tip trocar sheath, dull sheath

Instrument category: Endoscopic

Used for: Gaining access to a joint during arthroscopic surgery

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Femoral Aiming Device

Alternate name: Aiming guide

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: Femoral cutting guide used for knee surgery

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Femoral Block

Alternate name:

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: Cutting the femoral portion during knee surgery

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Femoral Broach

Alternate name: None

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: Cutting and preparing the femoral canal during hip surgery

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Femoral Sizer

Alternate name: None

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: Testing the trial prosthesis during hip surgery

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

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: Gelpi Retractor

Alternate name: Zelpi, Gelpi perineal

Instrument category: Retractors

Used for: Provide exposure to surgical site and is self-retaining

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

Instrument name: Guide Pin

Alternate name: Steinman pin, K-wire, Kirschner wire, guide wire, cannulated pin

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: Stabling a bone or creating an intermedullary lumen

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Guidewire

Alternate name: Steinman pin, K-wire, Kirschner wire, guide wire, cannulated pin

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: Identification of the tract during minimally invasive procedure

Specialty commonly used in: Cardiac, thoracic, spinal, orthopedic and urologic procedures

Instrument name: Heaney Hysterectomy Clamp

Alternate name: Ballentine, Heaney Hyster, Heaney Ballentine Uterine

Instrument category: Clamps

Used for: Grasping and holding tissues and ligaments

Specialty commonly used in: Gynecological surgery, especially during hysterectomies

Instrument name: Hohmann Retractor

Alternate name:

Instrument category: Retractors

Used for: Holding back tissue and providing exposure to surgical site

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Irrigation Cannula

Alternate name: Trocar

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: Gaining access to a joint during arthroscopic surgery. This device can come with a blunt tip and sharp tip trocar that is placed within the irrigation cannula upon insertion.

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Kerrison Bone Rongeur

Alternate name: Kerrison Punch, Sella Punch, rongeur, Kerrison, bone cutter

Instrument category: Bone Instruments

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: K-wire

Alternate name: Steinman pin, guide wire, kirschner wire, guide pin

Instrument category: Accessory

Used for: Stabilizing a bone

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery

Instrument name: Lahey Clamp

Alternate name: Lahey Goiter, Lahey Vulsellum

Instrument category: Clamps

Used for: Grasping and holding tissue without crushing

Specialty commonly used in: General surgery, especially on breast tissue

Instrument name: Laser Fiber

Alternate name: None

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: Mallet

Alternate name: Orthopedic mallet

Instrument category: Bone Instruments

Used for: Compressing, cutting, or splitting bone

Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic 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