1. Veterinary Assistant Program Mrs. Higgins
Surgical Instruments
Veterinary Assistant Program
Mrs. Higgins

2. Types of instruments Scissors- cut tissue
Needle holders- hold needle while placing suture material
Forceps- grasp tissue, have teeth
Hemostats- clamp blood vessels; typically hinged and locking; have serrations.
Retractors- open the body cavity, either handheld or self-retracting
Towel clamps- hold draping material in place on surgical field

3. Scissors
Metzenbaum Scissors
Mayo Surgical Scissors

4. Needle Holders
Mayo-Hegar Needle Holders
Olson-Hegar Needle Holders

5. Forceps
Rat Tooth Tissue Forceps
Adson-Brown Tissue Forceps

6. Forceps
Allis Tissue Forceps

7. Hemostats Mosquito Hemostats Kelly Hemostats
Serrations only half way down
Serrations all the way down

8. Hemostats Crile Hemostats Rochester Carmalt Hemostats
Size of a Kelly, serrations all the way down
Longitudinal serrations

9. Hemostats Rochester Pean Hemostats
Horizontal serrations all the way down. Large instrument

10. Retractors
Senn Retractor
Gelpi Retractor

11. Retractors Balfour Retractor
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12. Towel Clamps
Backhaus Towel Clamp
Jones Towel clamp

13. Miscellaneous Snook Spay Hook Lister Bandage Scissors
**Used during bandaging, not a surgical instrument.

14. Sources
"Wiltse Gelpi Retractor 4" ." Spinal Instruments. Life Instruments, Web. 07 Apr