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Flashcards in Surgical Instruments Deck (12)
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Adson Forceps with Teeth

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Small thumb forceps consisting of two teeth on one tip and one tooth on the other used to grasp or hold delicate tissue. Frequently used for tissue approximating when suturing to lift skin edges

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Brown-Adson Forceps - with fine teeth at the tip to grasp delicate tissue

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Iris Forceps

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fine-tipped forceps for handling the most delicate tissues

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DeBakey Tissue Forceps

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AKA pickups

used for non-traumatic vascular surgery

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Allis Tissue Forceps/Clamp

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used to hold or grasp heavy tissue

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Babcock Forceps

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Used to hold or grasp delicate tissue, such as bowel

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Backhaus Towel Clamp

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a sharp, penetrating pronged clamp that can lock in place towels

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Crile clamp/forceps

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A clamp for temporary stoppage of blood flow, as in clamping a vessel or tissue

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Schnidt forceps/hemostats

(used to clamp deep blood vessels)

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Kelly clamp/Forceps

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used to occlude small vessels or snap suture

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mosquito forceps/hemostat

small hemostat

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Kocher forceps

Used to grab