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  2. Surgical instrument - Wikipedia

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    Accordingly, the nomenclature of surgical instruments follows certain patterns, such as a description of the action it performs (for example, scalpel, hemostat), the name of its inventor(s) (for example, the Kocher forceps), or a compound scientific name related to the kind of surgery (for example, a tracheotomy is a tool used to perform a ...

  3. Instruments used in general surgery - Wikipedia

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    Access instrument. Used to create an opening into a space without opening the abdominal cavity. A camera is inserted through one to view the interior while instruments are inserted through the others to manipulate the organs. Ultrasonic energy device Surgical device typically used to dissect tissue, but also seals small vessels and tissue bundles

  4. List of instruments used in otorhinolaryngology, head and ...

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    Instrument Uses Head Mirror with head band: to focus light into the cavity under inspection; mirror is concave and is used with a Chiron lamp to produce a parallel beam of light; doctor views through the hole (average diameter of mirror is 3 & 1/2" & that of hole is 1/4") Head mounted lights with head band: to focus light into the cavity under ...

  5. Instruments used in general medicine - Wikipedia

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    as in gloves, gowns, bonnets, shoe covers, face shields, goggles, and surgical masks for preventing nosocomial or healthcare-associated infection: Instrument sterilizer: to sterilize instruments in absence of an autoclave: Kidney dish: as a tray for instruments, gauze, tissue, etc. Measuring tape: for length, height, head circumference and ...

  6. List of instruments used in ophthalmology - Wikipedia

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    flat large instrument that has a groove and is placed between the lid and globe of the eye to provide a solid support for eyelid surgery Hammer, chisel and bone gouge: bone cutting and shaping Bowmen's discission needle: microsurgery of the lens capsule [3] Knives: to cut structures •Surgical scalpel with small blades: general purpose instrument

  7. Needle holder - Wikipedia

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    A standard general surgical needle holder, with a ratchet handle lock. Two specialty needle holders, Mathieu needle holder (above) and Castroviejo needle holder (below). A needle holder, also called needle driver or needle forceps, is a surgical instrument similar to a hemostat, used by doctors and surgeons to hold and push a suturing needle when performing wound closure, ligation and other ...

  8. Hemostat - Wikipedia

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    The earliest known drawing of a pivoting surgical instrument dates from 1500 B.C. and is on a tomb at Thebes, Egypt. Later Roman bronze and steel pivot-controlled instruments were found in Pompeii. In the ninth century A.D., Abulcasis made illustrations of pivoting instruments for tooth extraction. [2]

  9. Allis clamp - Wikipedia

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    An Allis clamp (also called the Allis forceps) is a commonly used surgical instrument. It was invented by Oscar Allis. The Allis clamp is a surgical instrument with sharp teeth, used to hold or grasp heavy tissue. It is also used to grasp fascia and soft tissues such as breast or bowel tissue. [1]

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