This article is about the Twenty-One different types of surgical instruments. We publish editorials on describing in detail about dilator, pessary, forceps and other medical tools.

Medical Instrument: Castro Viejo Use: Suturing Other Info: Used for both non-locking and locking, a fine needle driver for nerves and small vessels.

Medical Instrument: Cobb elevator Use: Elevating & blunt dissection

Medical Instrument: Corneal Shield Use: Eye Protection Info: During the facial plastic surgery the corneal shield is used to defend the eyes & always used with an eye lubricant such as lacrilube to prevent corneal abrasions.

Medical Instrument: Cottle Elevator Use: To dissect Info: Regular to ENT nasal sets

Medical Instrument: Curved Allis Use: Grasping Info: During a tonsillectomy procedure its used to grasp the tonsils.

Medical Instrument: Curved Dissector Alias: Maryland Grasper, dolphin nose Use: To dissect Info: Can be connected to a cautery cord & often is used to ligate vessels to cut during cholecystectomy surgery.

Medical Instruments: Doyan Rib Rasp Use: Dissection Info: Common to the thoracic set.

Medical Instrument: Davis Mouth Gag Use: Tor retract Info: Connected to the mayo stand to place the mouth open during a tonsillectomy.

Medical Instrument: Electrocautery Pencil Use: Cutting and coagulation Info: Needs a grounding pad for the patient & plugs into the electro surgical unit (ESU) for coagulation & cutting of tissue.

Medical Instrument: Freeman Retractor Use: Retraction Info: a tool used in cosmetic surgery, hand held.

Medical Instrument: Burford Finochietto Use: To retract Info: Mainly used for to retract and spread the rib cage during the thoracic process.

Medical Instrument: Finochietto Blade Use: Retraction Info: Variable in size, attached to a finochetti retractor.

Medical Instrument: Four Pronged Skin Hooks Use: Retraction Info: You can occasionally find a small skin retractor in a surgical instrument sets.

Medical Instrument: Frazier Suction Tip Use: Suction Info: Mainly found in orthopedic surgery and ENT.

Medical Instrument: Freer Elevator Use: blunt and elevating cutting Info: Typical in smaller orthopedic surgeries.

Medical Instrument: Guarded Osteotome Use: Cutting Info: Used for cutting septal & nasal bone during a rhinoplasty.

Medical Instrument: Gelpi Use: Retraction Info: Self-retaining retractor generally in spine surgery.

Medical Instrument: Shallow Gelpi Use: To retract

Medical Instrument: Heaney Needle Holder Use: To suture Info: Recognized by the curved jaw.

Medical Instrument: Hemo Clip Applier Use: Ligation Info: Used to ligate vessels available in both disposable and non-disposable varieties.

Medical Instrument: Hoen Elevator Use: For big cutting

Medical Instrument: Hoke Osteotome Use: Dissection

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This “Medical Instruments Part 2” article is by Rick O.