University of Cebu – Banilad Campus

College of Nursing

Instrumentation

BSN – 3A

Submitted by:

Trisha Faye Y. Pasay

Submitted to:

Rachel A. Bajarias, MAN, RN

Amy Socorro A. De Castro, MAN, RN

 Cutting & Dissecting Instruments

Instrument Name Picture Uses

#10 Blade Used primarily for
making large skin
incisions, e.g., in
laparotomy.

Metzenbaum Scissor Used to dissect and

undermine delicate
tissues. Lighter
scissors used for
cutting delicate tissue
(e.g., heart) and for
blunt dissection. Also
called “Metz” in
practice

Pott’s Scissor Used for creating

incisions in blood
vessels.
 Grasping & Holding Instruments

Instrument Name Picture Uses

Babcock Forcep Used for grasping
and encircling
delicate structures
such as ureters,
fallopian tubes,
bowel, ovaries, and
appendix.

Foerster Sponge Used for creating a

Forcep sponge stick, for
grasping tissues such
as the lungs, or for
removing uterine
contents.

Mayo-Hegar Needle Used for holding

Holder heavy needles when
suturing.
 Clamping & Occluding Instruments

Instrument Name Picture Uses

Mixter Forcep Used to clamp,
dissect, and occlude
tissue. Is often used
to place a tie or
vessel loop under and
around a tubular
structure such as a
vessel or a duct,
enabling the surgeon
to grasp the ligature
or loop and pull it up
and around the
structure to either
ligate or retract.
Ochsner Clamp Used in clamping off
blood vessels to avoid
bleeding during
procedures such as
orthopedic surgery.

Hemoclip Applier Used for occluding

vessels or other
tubular structures.
 Exposing & Retracting Instruments

Instrument Name Picture Uses

Deaver Retractor Used to retract deep
abdominal or chest
incisions.

Richardson Retractor Used to hold back

deep tissue
structures. Also called
“Rich.”

Weitlaner Retractor Self-retaining for

exposing deep or
smaller surgical sites.
Also called
“Wheaty.”
 Suturing & Stapling Instruments

Instrument Name Picture Uses

Linear Stapler Used for transection and
resection of tissues during
abdominal thoracic,
gynecological, and
pediatric surgeries.

Intraluminal Stapler Used for creation of end-

to-end, end-to-side, or
side-to-side anastomoses
throughout the
gastrointestinal tract. The
stapler is used in both
open abdominal and
laparoscopic procedures.

Suture Needle Used for general closure

of skin, subcutaneous
tissue, etc., and are
sometimes used for
ophthalmic and plastic
surgery. It also allows the
placement of the suture
within the tissue, carrying
the material through with
minimal residual trauma.
 Viewing Instruments

Instrument Name Picture Uses

Sims Speculum Used for examining the
vagina and cervix. Sims'
speculum is inserted into
the vagina to retract the
anterior or posterior
vaginal wall. Ideal for use
when needing a greater
visual field when suturing a
perineum or vaginal wall
tear.

Hirschman Used to visualize the lower

Anoscope portion of the rectum and
anus.
 Suctioning & Aspirating Instruments

Instrument Name Picture Uses

Yankauer Suction Used to suction
Tube oropharyngeal
secretions in order to
prevent aspiration.

Poole Suction Tube Used to remove large

quantities of fluid from
surgical sites during
procedures.
 Dilating & Probing Instruments

Instrument Name Picture Uses

Hegar Uterine Dilator Used to measure the
level of dilation of a
woman's uterus or to
induce further dilation.

Hawkin Ambler Used to provide

dilator smooth, easy dilation
of the cervix.
 Measuring Instruments

Instrument Name Picture Uses

Bone Depth Gauge Used to gauge the depth of
the holes drilled in bones
during implants and other
similar surgical procedures.

Castroviejo Caliper Use to measure the

appropriate distance for
muscle dissection during
strabismus surgeries.