OB/GYN

Heaney Clamp

• Curved
• Diagonal or cross-hatched serrations

Ballentine Clamp

Longitudinal serrations

Heany-Ballentine Clamp

• Curved version of Ballentine
• Longitudinal serrations

Wertheim Clamp

• No teeth
• Horizontal serrations

Wertheim-Cullen Pedicle Clamp

Sharply angled

Zeppelin Clamp or “Z clamp”

• Straight, curved, or Right angle
• Unique serrations

Pennington Clamps (forceps)

Commonly used to grasp uterine edges during closure

Bozeman Packing Forcep

• Commonly used to pack vagina with gauze after procedure
• Many other possible uses

Schroeder Uterine Tenaculum

• Used to grasp cervix or uterine body
• Rarely called by official name. Just “Tenaculum”

Hulka Tenaculum

Used to manipulate uterus from the cervix

• Doyen Tumor Screw
• Also called Myoma screw or “Corkscrew”
• Used to hold traction on myomas during excision

Jorgenson Scissors

• Thick body and tips
• Tip is strongly curved
• For cutting heavy ligaments or cervix

Heaney Needle Holder

Curved tip

Russian Forceps

Atraumatic forcep

Sims Vaginal Retractor

Single or double ended

DeLee Bladder Retractor

Commonly used in C-sections to protect the urinary bladder from injury

• Graves Speculum
• used for performing pelvic examinations, Pap Smears, and examining the cervix.

Auvard Weighted Speculum

• Heaney Retractor
• Right angled tip
• Length and handle style will vary

• Breisky Vaginal Retractor
• Vaginal wall retractor

• O’Connor O’Sullivan
• Self retaining abdominal retractor
• Common in GYN surgery

Sims Curette

• Sharp
• To scrape uterine lining

Thomas Curette

Blunt

• Kevorkian Curette
• Sharp, rectangular tip
• Also called “Box curette”

Heaney Curette

Sharp teeth around edge

• Sims Uterine Sound
• Blunt tip
• To measure depth of uterine cavity

Hank Uterine Dilators

Hegar Uterine Dilators

Pratt Uterine Dilators