SUR 118

Stainless steel; usually with a satin finish to avoid glare.

Label picture.

• 1. cutting and dissecting
• 2. grasping and holding
• 3. clamping and occluding
• 4. retracting and viewing

Has one or more sharp edges.

They are designed to manipulate tissue to facilitate disecting or suturing; may or may not contain ratchets.

They are designed to constrict tissue to "shut off the flow" will always have a ratchet and finger rings.

They are designed to assist w/ the exposure of the operative site; hand-held or self-retaining/ double-ended or single-ended; many different sizes.

• 1. Knives
• 2. Scissors
• 3. Tissue forceps
• 4. Clamps
• * Most set ups will have retractors.

curved, straight, horizontal, longitudinal, cross, with teeth, without teeth, single-ended, double-ended, sharp, dull, self-retaining, hand-held, working end, non-working end.

without trauma

enlarging an opening in a progressive manner.

process of separating tissues through anatomic planes by using both sharp and blunt instruments.

holding an instrument in an atraumatic or traumatic manner.

bringing together 2 parts of the body to heal into one.

stabilizing a tissue layer in a safe position for exposing of a part.