Surgical instrument ppt

This presentation includes all the information related to the surgical instruments and equipment with their uses.

1. Nomenclature & Uses of Surgical Instruments & Hospital Equipments By, Mrs. Poonam Purkar Assistant Professor Pharmaceutics Department

2. Surgical Instruments a collective term given to those instruments which are used for surgical operations. A] Scissors: 1. Straight blunt scissors:

3. 2. Straight pointed scissors: 3. Angled scissors either pointed or blunt 4. Stitch cutting scissors for cutting stitches 5. Lister's bandage cutting scissor

4. B] Tissue Forceps: These used to get hold of tissues for traction or for opposition. Types: Toothed Non-toothed Non-toothed forceps: Bobcock's untoothed tissue foreceps :

5. Toothed tissue forceps: Allis type Lane’s type Moynihan’s type Lane's toothed tissue foreceps Allis toothed tissue forceps

6. Haemostatic forceps : These are used to check the blood flow from the vessels. Identification features: blunt tip, no interval between the blades, transverse serrations and clamp or catch- attached handles Mosquito type haemostatic forceps Medium sized haemostatic forceps

7. C] Towel clips or Corner Clips : These are preparatory to surgery accessories used to fix surgical towels in a manner which reduces the risk of contamination. Doyen's type Grey's type

8. Backhaus type Moynihan's tetra forceps

9. Plain dissecting forceps Toothed type D]Dissecting Forceps: These are used to picked up various structures or hold tissues. Type: Plain Toothed.

10. E] Scalpels & their blades : Scalpel used to make an incision . F]Needles : Types: Hypodermic Needles Surgical Needles

11. Surgical Needles: used for stitching. either straight or curved They are of different sizes. Round shaft curved needle Straight Needle Triangular shaft curved needle Flat shaft curved needle

12. Lumber puncture Aneurysm needle : It looks like a hypodermic needle to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid. It is 8-10 cm long. Aneurysm needle: It used for ligating and has a handle and a tip. It is blunt and curved with an eye on the curved end.

13. G]Needle Holder: 1. Similar to that of haemostatic forceps having shorter blade & longitudinal grooves in addition to transverse serrations. 2. Either straight or curved. 3. Used to hold the surgical needle while stitching

14. H]Rubber Catheters: These drain off a bladder in case of urine retention. They are of different sizes. Type: Simple rubber catheter Self retaining catheter Simple Rubber Catheters Self retaining catheter

15. I]Miscellaneous Instruments: Tongue holding forceps Hold the tongue during surgery. The jaws are round with serrations. The handle carries bows and catches. Sponge holding forceps Used to hold the swabs for antiseptic dressing before the surgery. They are 9.5’’ long with finger bows and catches.

16. Bone Cutting forceps used to cuts the bone It has sharp blade and handle with or without lever arrangement. Bone holding forceps It has stout blunt teeth on the blades to catch bones. It resembles a lion’s jaw when open.

17. Piles holding forceps used to hold the piles mass. They have oval shaped jaws, grooved from inside with no serrations. The handle has finger bows and catches. Intestinal clamps : used to clamp the intestine. The blades are long and thin. There are longitudinal serrations from the inside. Laminectomy saw: Used to saw the bone. It has convex sawing margin on the blade. The blade has piston- grip handle.

18. Other Equipments: ECG Machine: It takes an electrocardiogram It gives complete ECG interpretation and extensive measurements for instant diagnosis. X-ray machine: It takes internal photographs and is apart of any radiological department. It is a diagnostic tool.

19. CT Scanner: CT Scanner also known as  computed tomography scan , makes use of computer-processed combinations of many  X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional images of specific areas of a scanned object, allowing the user to see inside the object without cutting. Glucometer : A single button operated, compact, which gives results of blood sugar in a minute.

20. Doppler Echocardiography : It is a method used for diagnosing human diseases and many kinds of health problems. It is non-invasive & used for diagnosis of heart diseases . Videomonitoring equipment : It is used for eye surgery & for orthoscopy of knee joints . Ultrasound sonography: It is the equipment which gives a sonograph of uterus are very helpful in gynecology to know the reasons of repeated abortion, foetal conditions, foetal abnormalities, foetal surgeries prior to birth . M agnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI ): It is used for diagnosis of complicated cases . Lithotripsy: It is a non-invasive technique used to break up a kidney stone by a laser beam after locating the calculi perfectly.

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