Surgical

Instruments
Li peng,
Associate Prof. of
Surgery,MD
scalpel
 7 handle with 15 blade (deep knife) - Used to cut
deep, delicate tissue.
3 handle with 10 blade (inside knife) - Used to cut
superficial tissue
4 handle with 20 blade (skin knife) - Used to cut
skin.
Indian Ayurveda medicine

Ancient Scalpels

sharp
bamboo
splinters
 Forceps
• Adson Forceps
• Debakey Forceps
• Russian Forceps
• Right Angle Forceps(clamp)
• Mosquito Forceps
• Kocher Forceps(clamp)

Thumb Dressing Forceps

Adson Forceps Debakey Forceps
Russian Forceps Common Delivery Pliers Kocher Forceps(clamp)
Right Angle Forceps(clamp) Mosquito Forceps
Kelly Hemostat Mosquito
Backhaus Towel Clamp
scissors
straight Mayo, curved Mayo, Metzenbaum
(left to right)
Straight Mayo scissors - Used to cut
suture and supplies. Also known as:
Suture scissors
Curved Mayo scissors - Used to cut
heavy tissue (fascia, muscle, uterus,
breast). Available in regular and long
sizes.
Metzenbaum scissors - Used to cut
delicate tissue. Available in regular
and long sizes.
Metzenbaum scissors
Needle-driver
Olsen-Hegar Needle Holder
An Allis is used to grasp tissue.
Available in short and long
sizes.
A Babcock is used to grasp delicate
tissue (intestine, fallopian tube, ovary).
Available in short and long sizes.
 Retractor

Deaver Retractor Malleable Rake

 Bladder Blade Retractor
Richardson Retractor Army-Navy Retractor(s)
Gelpi Retractor Weitlaner or Wheaty
self-retaining retractor
General Surgery Universal Table Mounted Retractor System
Yankauer Suction
Bovie electrocautery
GIA stapler
TA stapler
EEA stapler
The skin stapler remains as the simplest of the
stapling devices to master. In general, skin staples
are easy to apply and remove; they give the
surgeon the security of a simple interrupted suture
pattern while saving a significant amount of time
closing long or multiple skin incisions .