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| Backhuas Towel Clamps[image] |
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To secure the drapes to a patient’s skin by means of a small puncture. |
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To reach deep into an animal's body to retrieve a foreign object. |
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To hold with maximal power, but causing tissue trama in the process. |
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To remove bandages and other dressings. |
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To perform blunt dissection and to cut through bulky connective tissues.
Also can be used to cut surgical draping/suture |
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To blunt-dissect or cut soft tissues |
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To drive suture needles through tissue that requires suturing and to assist in tying sutures. |
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To drive suture needles through tissue that require suturing and to assist in tying sutures. |
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Used to cut and remove sutures postoperatively. |
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To occlude vessels such as small uterine horns or small to medium-sized blood vessels. |
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To occlude small to medium-sized vessels. |
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To clamp small vessels that must be occluded, crushed, or held firmly in place. |
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To grasp skin and other dense tissues so as to place sutures. Forceps of this description can cause extensive damage to delicate tissues. |
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Provide a delicate and secure hold |
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To grasp delicate tissue, such as intestines or uterus, without crushing or traumatizing it. |
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To clamp large tissue bundles that contain blood vessels. When the instrument is placed perpendicular to the blood vessel, it occludes the vessel and prevents the blood form flowing. The other hemostats are not used because their transverse grooves can allow blood to continue flowing. |
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To clamp blood vessels or to grasp tissue |
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To clamp blood vessels or to control large tissue bundles. |
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To retrieve the uterine horn from within a small animal. This instruments allows the surgeon to make an incision smaller than one that is big enough for a finger to fit into. |
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To maintain wound exposure during orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery. |
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To maintain muscle retraction during orthopedic surgery. |
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To remove small pieces of the bone. Bone Chisel is used in conjunction with the Bone Mallet. |
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Hemostasis with maximum tissue trauma
Designed for tissue that will be removed. |
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| Russian tissue forceps have rounded tips and are used for holding hollow viscera. |
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To cut stainless steel wire, which is commonly used in orthopedic surgery. |
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Scalpel and Blades
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Cutting instruments
Reusable handles
Disposable blades in various sizes and shapes
Laser scalpels
Carbon dioxide or diode lasers
Coagulate and cut tissue
Electroscalpel
Passes electrical current to patient
Microcoagulation of tissue proteins |
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Cut and simultaneously limit bleeding
High-frequency electrical current passes from patient to ground plate
No ground needed for bipolar
Can be set to cut and/or cauterize |
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To secure the drapes to a patient’s skin |
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Non-perforating clamp used to secure instruments, tubing, and towels to the drape. |
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Hold open abdominal incisions
Blade increases view and can retract tissue |
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Retract the thoracic cavity (hold ribs open/apart) |
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Lightweight non-crushing clamp |
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To deliver room air or O2 from a tank to a patient in respiratory distress. |
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To run the clipper blades that shave the hair from an animal’s skin. |
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| This tape is used to seal materials and equipment that is to be autoclaved. The tape can be written on with a specialized pen. This tape is activated during the process of sterilization and the writing then becomes visible, so that the contents of the package is known without being opened. |
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Flexible tube placed in the trachea
Delivers anesthetic gases directly from the anesthetic machine to the lungs |
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| Used for induction and maintenance of anesthesia in very small animals |
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| Used in feral, vicious, or intractable animals to reduce stress |
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Drapes maintain a sterile field. Draping is preformed by a gowned and gloved surgical assistant or team member. |
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To hold instruments for cold sterilization. |
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To hold open the mouth of a small animal. |
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| Suture: any strand of material used to approximate tissues or ligate blood vessels |
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| Use depends on tissue characteristics, wound topography |
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Disposable
Can be resterilized
Staples can be used to close incisions with minimal tension or to secure tubes |
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| Long, sterile tube that is connected to suction source |
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| Used to remove any liquids that are not needed through the use of suction. All aspirated materials are held in one container. |
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To deliver cleansing solutions to the ear canal or to flush wounds. |
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Surgical head attire should be a bouffant cap or a hooded cap.
No hair should be exposed
Hooded caps cover both the head and neck and are useful for those with facial hair. |
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| These gloves are always contained in a sterile package. |
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| Surgical gowns should be considered sterile only on the front side above the waist to the shoulder and down the arms. |
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To occlude a blood vessel so a venipuncture can be preformed. It can also be used as a temporary muzzle. |
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To trim the toenails of small animals |
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To stop bleeding from a blood vessel. |
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To prevent an animal from biting the handler. |
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To determine blood pressure. |
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| A lift table used to raise the patient from the floor to a comfortable level in which the examination can take place. |
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To auscult (listen to) heart, lung, and digestive organs sounds. |
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To view the external and internal structures of the eyeball |
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To view the internal structures of the ear canal and eardrum. |
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Measure the refractive index of a sample |
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To deliver tablet or capsule medication to small animals orally. |
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To count out a number of pills without touching them with the bare hand. |
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To determine the body temperature of an animal. |
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To retrieve a sample of feces from the rectum. |
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To set up a fecal test for the presence of parasites. |
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To inject parenteral medications |
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To make permanent identifying marks in the ears and pig, goats and sheep. |
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To perform a castration in a large animal. |
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To provide a means of controlling the head while performing various procedures. |
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| Used to control only the head of cattle. Care must be used in catching cattle, do not attempt to close the gates until the head is completely through. Self catching gates are the most practical. |
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| Usually with a head gate. Used to safely restrain cattle for exam, injections, or other procedures. |
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To capture and hold a hog for venipuncture, injections, or other procedures. |
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To trim the frog and sole of an animal’s foot. |
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To shape hooves to their normal size in cattle and horses |
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To smooth the rough edges of the hoof wall after trimming. |
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To distract a horse’s attention from minor procedures by inflicting mild pain. |
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Chain goes around upper lip and twisted, lip can go numb with prolonged use, should release and reapply |
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Used to temporarily restrain cattle by putting pressure on sensitive nasal septum. Can be held in hand or tied up to a chute to immobilize head better |
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To secure a cow or bull in place while maintaining access to its head, feet, and rear. |
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To deliver solid medication to large animals orally. |
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To hold the mouth open during dental examinations and treatment. |
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To smooth teeth that have rough edges or are overgrown. |
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