Basic Surgical Instruments 

3:39 Mosquito clamp 7:08 Mayo scissor 9:39 Scalpels 14:18 Tissue forcep, dressing forcep 16:07 Towel clamps 18:45 Allis 20:42 Army navy retractor 21:56 Senn retractor 23:47 Weitlaner retractor 27:57 Needle holders

0:41 Bovie/Electro surgical unit: Provides jolt of electricity to tissue. Electricity vaporises tissue and cause heat to cut tissue. Or causes to coagulates. Heat causes protein to melt and coagulate which seals of blood vessels. Electrodes or tip 2:44 Harmonic scalpel : Electricity is used to create very high frequency ultrasonic vibration. Cuts or coagulates tissue. Vibration - Friction - Heat - Cut or Coagulates 3:33 Clamp : Mosquito/Hallstead clamp (curved - tissue / straight - dressing or suture) Small hemostat 4:29 Crile (curved / straight) Hemostat. Bigger than mosquito. Serration goes all the way down to the box lock 5:08 Kelly clamp : Bigger than crile clamp. Serration only goes halfway down to the box lock 5:37 Pean clamp : Bigger than Kelly. Serration goes all the way down to the box lock 6:09 Rochester pean clamp : Larger version of pean 6:29 Schnidt : Very long handled crile. Used for tonsils. Has gentle curve 6:57 Mixter clamp : Sharper curve. Right angled clamp 7:08 Mayo scissors : (straight- suture , dressing/curved- tissue) Curved scissors helps the surgeon to see the thing we are cutting 8:23 Metzenbaum scissors : Delicate and curved. Cutting 8:31 Lister / Bandaid scissors : For cutting bandages 9:08 Wire cutter scissor : Cuts wire 9:40 Scalpel : cuts tissues 3 , 3 long , 7 , 4 (larger trio that needs larger blade) Blade - 10 , 20 , 12 , 11 , 15 3-10 , 4 - 20 12:05 Beaver blade and beaver handle : for plastic surgery 12:32 Forcep (plain handle - straight handle / Adson handle - shorter and wider. Used for delicate areas) Adson dressing forcep has plain tip. Has some serration Adson tissue forcep has rat tooth used for picking up tissue Adson brown forcep has series of teeth that grabs tougher tissue Plain Dressing forcep has couple of serration Plain tooth forcep has rat tooth 14:44 Debakey forcep Thin narrow forcep with long handle for clamping blood vessel 15:03 Singley forcep : Rounded tip with small serration. Atraumatic forcep 15:20 Ferris Smith (heavy duty adson) - for tough heavy tissue Bonnie straight forcep 15:42 Russian forcep has a ring of teeth in it. Has a cup in it 16:03 Towel clamps 16:22 Backhaus - pointy tip. Sharp and curved. Penetrating 16:54 Roeder towel clamp - has balls in it 17:10 Non penetrating towel clamp - atraumatic 17:24 Grasping forcep 17:33 Foerster sponge stick Has rings on ends. Wraps around a sponge 18:04 Babcock and Aliss forcep - Babcock has curve and straight point. This is atraumatic All is has teeth on it. Traumatic. Holds bone 19:23 Kocher Ochsner clamp - Straight plus rat tooth Rochester Kocher clamp - larger 20:14 Retractor - Retracts tissue or skin Handheld retractors - hand is used to hold the wound open 20:44 Army navy retractor - Long tip plus short tip plus hold in the middle 21:05 Goelet retract - Curve on both ends Parker retractor - curve on both ends. Simple. Looks like park bench 21:57 Sen retractor - Has claw on one end other end has a bend. Sharp claw and blunt claw (95%) 23:15 Joseph skin hook - sharp tip retractor. Fine sharp tip. Holds skin 23:45 Self retaining retractor Weitlaner 24:22 Malleable (ribbon) retractor. You can shape it to however you want 25:14 Frazier suction tip - Sucks up fluid 26:04 Yankhaur suction tip - plastic plus metal version. Has rounded tips 27:00 Poole suction tip. Has lots of holes. Used for abdomen 28:00 Needle holders hold suture needles 28:10 Crile wood needle holder - fine tip 28:17 Mayo Hegar needle holder - holds larger suture needle 28:30 Ryder needle holder - narrow tip 28:45 Webster needle holder - smallest. Holds small needles

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Mr. Sowers, thank you for every single lecture you have posted for ST's. Today, with your help, on my 1st attempt, I passed my exam. I've graduated as a CST. Thank you so much! I couldn't have done it without your lectures and detailed illustrations. Thank you!

I recall having watched a great surgery professor who was astoundingly skillful. He employed his own instrument tech. She was so familiar with even very complex operations that he only held out his hand to have exactly the right instrument passed from one of the several open trays. He knew that talking at the table increases the risk of pt. infection, as does anything other than delicate tissue manipulation.

I'm a new CP tech, and got tossed into the deep end, just baskets and baskets of mystery surgical instruments with the item numbers worn away with time. This video has helped a ton, thank you.

This is great! Thank you for putting this out for everyone I love how you zoom in on the instruments so we can really see the differences!!

I’m a new CVOR RN circulator. Your video has been SO extremely helpful.

Thank you very much!! I was wishing to find something like this!!! so clear and calm and professionally explained and to the point- edited to the max! I have a “test “ at work tomorrow and this was the info I really needed!!!!

starting school come April and wanted to start getting myself familiar with the instruments ,thank you so much for taking the time to do this video as it was very helpful, I will be using this video throughout my time in school.

Oh my goodness! THIS VIDEO IS AMAZING! You were very detailed and explained it PERFECTLY! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I’m thinking about making Surgical Tech my career goal but I’m so happy I found your page to teach me while I debate on going back to school before paying my student loan lol can’t wait to start my journey.

Your channel needs more recognition Sir! This will help me a lot!

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wonderful video! supplementing my SPD training with a splash of surgical tech info to better understand my customers, this was highly informative! thanks!

You're an excellent teacher! Thank you so much!!! This is exactly what I needed!

I feel sorry for folks who had to graduate before youtube video 😅

best video on surgical instruments that i have come across...THANK YOU SO MUCH

This is great for medical students too! great work Sir.

Thank you very much for making this Instruments video. excellent just like the others. I have the exam on March 29

You are so clear at describing all instruments, great information video on surgical basic tools. Wish it was bit longer video and if could use a dummy to show how some of the tools are actually used on tissues would have been great . Awesome job👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

For surgical instrument learning starts from here. The best lecture available on RU-vid for beginners with mindful PowerPoint for the students. Thank you so much, sir.

Can you please do a laparoscopic set up and how to hand them ready for the surgeon?

0:36 Bovie (Electrosurigcal unit) 2:40 Harmonic Scalpel 3:33 Halstead (Mosquito) Clamps, curved + straight 4:28 Crile Clamp, curved + straight *full serration* 5:07 Kelly Clamp *partial serration* 5:34 Pean Clamp 6:06 Rochester Pean clamp 6:26 (tonsil) Schnidt clamp 6:55 Mixter (Right Angle) Clamp

Hiii So today I passed my NCCT exam here in California. Omg it was so hard. Just wanted to say thank you for all the content you put out & actually taking the time to respond to questions and such it really helped a lot!

Hello, thankyou for the crystal clear and excellent video demonstration. I would like to ask about the electric cauterization, when do we use such monopolar and bipolar cauterization? Thank you

I am a M.A., P.N. I enjoyed your video immensely. I've assisted doctors in minor surgeries, and loved my job, so fascinating, and I like to keep learning. Thank you very much! By the way, would you please show a rib spreader?

This was so helpful. Great video. Please make more!🎉🎉🎉

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This was excellent, thank you so much.

Thank you very much for this video. It helps me a lot on my studies. Can you kindly do video about the different solutions for skin prep?

Thank you so much! Very informative

Super explanation. Thank you very much sir. I learned a lot and got a clear idea about surgical instruments and their use.🥰

Thank you so much for this!!

thank you so much for the video and the pptx!

Can you do a video over skin prep? the different types of skin prep, how to use them, which ones to avoid over allergies etc.

Very helpful. Thank you Sir!

Please, kindly do a similar session on basic Laparoscopic surgical instruments. I really appreciate u.

Amazing I love your presentation most definitely help me pass my exam thank you so much

Great Video!! Thank you so much!

I'm watching this to prep myself for what school will be like, thank you!

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The Navy OR school taught us well. 50 years and I still knew each name.

Thanks lots! it's very helpful!

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Nice lecture sir, Thank you very much .

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very informative video thanks sir..

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Thank you vary much. This is vary usefull. I am courious about those instruments from your wall. Do you have a video about thouse also?

Are there left-handed scissors for surgeons that are left-handed? If you use right-handed scissors in your left hand the blades tend to spread apart and not cut well.

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I just happened across this today. I think I found a new career! 😀

Having a surgery tomorrow 😂 Watching this for fun 😊

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Do you recommend doing surgical tech programs online?

Love the video

Do you have a video over pediatric surgery?? Its my last chapter test and need help!

i have used misquito & larger than mosquito clamps , small forcep , needle holders & reound end scissors & scalpel , while doing minor to moderate surgries # but haven't used blood vessels electrocautery # 👍🇵🇰

nice thank you

Very well done! Thank you! Dr.Tim Rasico M.D. Ph.D

I completed my bsc nursing please tell me,, ward work bettere or Operation theatre bettere

plastic resins and poly based utensils for human interface non-static does not conduct electricity, does not manipulate the iron structure based around oxidized blood or an open orfice

I’m surprised you didn’t have Richardson, Deever or Harrington in the retractors, those a pretty common in general surgery.

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I am Indian but i like your video

Any vecancy for CSSD?

where is your office ???

Hello I am brand new to this channel and considering the Surgical Tech field. Does anyone happen to know which programs are accredited in NYC? I google it and so many colleges and programs come up but I’m not sure how to check which ones are accredited in 2024. Also does anyone recommend going the college route vs a tech program? Any information is greatly appreciated! Thank you

Why cut it though?

In the 70's , those were "roach clips" 😊

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Do you have a supply video that I'm over looking?

Respected sir Which is the best college in New York Washington for surgical technology program???

I think you misspelled Dr. Halsted's name.

Could I buy a book to study about instruments please advise .

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