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Instrument name: Pedicle Screw
Alternate name: Multi-axial screw
Instrument category: Accessory
Used for: Grasping, holding, and affixing tissue and ligaments
Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery
Instrument name: PICC Guidewire
Alternate name: None
Used for: Gaining access and support the placement of a PICC line
Specialty commonly used in: Placement of a PICC line
Instrument name: Pigtail Wire
Used for: Procedures that require a wire to maintain its position in the heart during the procedure
Specialty commonly used in: Cardiac catheterization procedures
Instrument name: Pleural and peritoneal drainage
Alternate name: Drainage device
Used for: Drainage of fluid from the pleural or abdominal cavity
Specialty commonly used in: Thoracentesis or paracentesis procedures
Instrument name: Pollack Catheter
Alternate name: Urethral catheter
Used for: Drainage, dilatation, instilling and extracting during a procedure, also for retrograde pyelograms
Specialty commonly used in: Urologic procedures
Instrument name: Proximal Drill Guide
Used for: Aligning the drill bill during a tibial IM nailing implant
Instrument name: Pulse Lavage
Alternate name: Irrigation
Used for: High-power irrigation of wound
Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic and general surgery
Instrument name: Retrieval Snare
Used for: Placement of the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube
Specialty commonly used in: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
Instrument name: Right Venous Pacing Catheter
Alternate name: RV catheter
Used for: Transvenous pacing of heart
Specialty commonly used in: Cardiac catherization procedures that require pacing of the heart during the procedure
Instrument name: Saline Flush
Alternate name: Prefilled syringe with injectable normal saline
Used for: Priming an intravenous line
Specialty commonly used in: Used for all types of surgery where a line needs to be flushed with injectable saline
Instrument name: Sapien3 Transcatheter Heart Valve Delivery Device
Alternate name: Sapien3
Used for: Deployment and implantation of mitral valve
Specialty commonly used in: Transcatheter mitral valve replacement procedures
Instrument name: Scalp Clip
Alternate name: Clip
Used for: Grasping scalp edges for hemostasis
Specialty commonly used in: Neuro
Instrument name: Schanz Screw
Alternate name: Screw, brand name
Used for: Grasping, holding and affixing bone during external fixation
Specialty commonly used in: Ortho
Instrument name: Screws Used on Mesh Plate
Alternate name: Screw
Used for: Fixation of facial fracture during reconstruction
Specialty commonly used in: Reconstructive plastic surgery
Instrument name: Sizing Tube
Alternate name: Tube
Used for: Determining the size of the graft during an ACL reconstruction
Instrument name: Skin Stapler
Alternate name: Brand name, stapler
Used for: To grasp, hold, and approximate skin edges
Specialty commonly used in: All procedures
Instrument name: Snare
Alternate name:
Used for: Biopsy of lesions
Specialty commonly used in: Endoscopic procedures
Instrument name: Spacer
Used for: Determining size of the prosthesis for knee surgery
Instrument name: Specimen Collection Tube
Used for: Sterile collection of fluid for specimens
Specialty commonly used in: Spinal surgery or procedures
Instrument name: Spinal Depth Gauge
Used for: Measuring the depth of hole that was created to determine the length of an implant (screw)
Specialty commonly used in: Spine surgery