DIFFERENT RETRACTORS

Richardson
A Richardson retractor is a handheld medical instrument used during chest or abdominal surgery. Such retractors feature a handle and a long shaft with a wide hook, known as a blade, at the end. Surgeons use the blade to grasp soft tissue such as skin, muscle, or internal organs. Once the soft tissue is secured, the surgeon pulls and holds the handle to keep soft tissues back and away from the surgical area.

Army Navy

Army-Navy retractors - a handheld retractor with broad blades used for large muscles.

BALFOUR
A Balfour retractor is a surgical instrument which is used by a surgeon to hold open abdominal incisions during a laparotomy. Retractors of all shapes and sizes are used to clearly expose the surgical site during surgeries so that the surgeon can see what he or she is doing, and they work in a variety of ways. In the case of a Balfour retractor, the device holds itself in place, leaving the hands of surgeon and assistants free to focus on surgical tasks. In laparoscopic surgery, retractors are not used, with the surgeon making a series of small incisions and viewing the site of the surgery with cameras.

Gosset retractor
Gosset Retractor is a self-retaining retractor suitable for exposure of abdominal viscera. Two retractor blades are mounted on a bar and can be moved apart to open the incision. The blades are the standard P shape with a curved loop to provide retention.

Deaver
A Deaver retractor is a surgical instrument used to hold the edges of an abdominal or chest incision open so that the surgeon is able to reach the underlying organs. It is a thin, flat instrument with curved ends. The curved ends of the retractor are placed at the edges of the incision and held there by hand or clamped into place. The Deaver retractor can be used to hold organs inside the abdominal cavity away from the surgical site.

Weitlaner Weitlaner Retractor is a self-retaining instrument, shaped like a scissors but the blades open when the ratcheted handles are closed. The blades each have four downward-pointing, curved prongs which retain their position in a spread wound.

Harrington

Harrington. It is used primarily for retracting tissues within cavities (abdomen and pelvis) and for deep incisions. DIFFERENT KINDS OF SCISSORS

A.Metzenbaum scissors are surgical scissors designed for cutting delicate tissue. The scissors come in variable lengths and have a relatively long shank-to-blade ratio. They are constructed of tungsten carbide and blades can be curved or straight. The blade tips are blunt. This is most common in organ operations. B. Mayo scissors (B) are used for cutting heavy fascia and sutures.

DIFFERENT KINDS OF FORCEPS HEMOSTATIC FORCEPS

Mosquito hemostats (A) are more delicate than Kelly hemostatic forceps (B) They are used to clamp and hold blood vessels DIFFERENT TYPES OF NEEDLE HOLDER

Mayo-Hegar are Heavy, with mildly tapered jaws.No cutting blades.