There are many different surgical specialties, some of which require very specific kinds of surgical instruments to perform.<unk><unk>  is a specialty focused on the abdominal contents, as well as the thyroid gland, and diseases involving skin, breasts, various soft tissues, trauma, peripheral vascular disease, hernias, and endoscopic procedures. This page is dedicated specifically to listing surgical<unk> . Instruments can be classified in many ways - but broadly speaking, there are five kinds of instruments. # Cutting and dissecting instruments: #*Scalpels, scissors, and saws are the most traditional #*Elevators can be both cutting and lifting/retracting #*Although the term dissection is broad, energy devices such as diathermy/cautery are often used as more modern alternatives. # Grasping or holding instruments: #*Classically this included forceps and clamps predominantly #*Roughly, forceps can be divided into traumatic (tissue crushing) and atraumatic (tissue preserving, such as Debakey's) #*Numerous examples are available for different purposes by field # Hemostatic instruments: #*This includes instruments utilized for the cessation of bleeding #*Artery forceps are a classic example in which bleeding is halted by direct clamping of a vessel #*Sutures are often used, aided by a needle holder #*Cautery and related instruments are used with increasing frequency in high resource countries # Retractors: #*Surgery is often considered to be largely about exposure #*A multitude of retractors exist to aid in exposing the body's cavities accessed during<unk>  #*These can broadly be hand held (often by a junior assistant) or self retaining #*Elevators can be both cutting and lifting/retracting # Tissue unifying instruments and materials: #*This would include instruments that aid in tissue unification (such as needle holders or staple applicators) #*And the materials themselves Instruments used in<unk>  are: Instrument Name Image Brief description Specific instruments Electrical cautery 120px Electrical surgical cauterization utilizes electricity in either a mono-polar or bi-polar format to burn soft tissue and control bleeding. * Bovie Pencil * Monopolar Hook * Monopolar Spatula * Bipolar Forceps Curette 120px for scraping or debriding biological tissue or debris in a biopsy, excision, or cleaning procedure Come in various sizes and shapes Dermatome 120px To take off a top layer of skin to implant over another area; Forceps, Dissecting 120px Grasping/holding. Usually used in skin closure or small wounds Adson Forceps, Tissue 120px Grasping/holding tissue Allis Penetrating towel clamp 120px Used to secure towels or reduce bone fragments Backhaus penetating towel clamp Carmalt forceps haemostatic forceps kalabasa Cushing forceps grasping/holding Non-toothed dissecting forceps Dandy forceps haemostatic forceps DeBakey forceps 120px grasping/holding Non-toothed dissecting forceps designed for use on blood vessels, organs, or delicate tissue Doyen intestinal clamp clamps and distractors Non-crushing clamp designed for use on the intestines Kelly forceps 120px hemostatic forceps Kocher forceps 120px hemostatic forceps Mosquito forceps 120px hemostatic forceps Hook retractor Nerve hook retractor Skin hook retractor Lancet (scalpel) 120px cutting Mammotome 120px Needle holder 120px grasping/holding Castroviejo Crilewood Mayo-Hegar Olsen-Hegar Retractor 120px retractor Handheld: * Deaver * Weitlander * Army-Navy * Richardson * Richardson-Eastmann * Ribbon Self-retaining: * O'Connor-O'Sullivan * Thompson * Omni-Tract Ultrasonic scalpel cutting Laser scalpel 120px cutting Scissors 120px Cutting, spreading May be curved or straight * Iris * Metzenbaum's * Mayo * Tenotomy Speculum 120px Used to retract orifices. * Graves' * Sim's Suction tube and Yankeur suction tip 120px accessories and implants Surgical elevator 120px Surgical hook 60px retractor Surgical blade #15 120px Used to cut vessels or make small incisions Surgical mesh 120px accessories and implants Surgical needle 120px accessories and implants Surgical sponge GIA stapler 120px Used to make a gastrointestinal anastamosis Linear stapler Surgical tray Suture 120px Tongue depressor 120px Tonsillotome Towel clamp 120px clamp Towel forceps clamp Backhaus towel forceps 120px Lorna towel clamp Non-penatrating towel clamp Tracheotome Tissue expander accessories and implant Subcutaneous inflatable balloon expander accessories and implants Trephine 120px cutting instrument Trocar Disposable trocar family Access instrument. Used to create an opening into a space without opening the abdominal cavity. A camera then inserted through one to view the inside of the space while instruments are inserted through the others to manipulate the organs. Ultrasonic energy device Surgical device using electrical energy that's converted to mechanical ultrasound energy typically used to dissect tissue but also seals small vessels and tissue bundles. Vessel Sealing Device Vessel sealing device Vessel sealing device used to weld vessels together prior to cutting. These devices used bipolar radio frequency energy to create heat that welds the tissue. Advanced Bipolar Energy
Instruments used in general surgery
Instruments used in anesthesiology
Instruments used in general medicine
Instruments used in gastroenterology
Instruments used in radiology
Instruments used in obstetrics and gynecology
Instruments used in urology
Instruments used in cardiology