Surgical Tech : Instruments Exam Rated 100% Correct!!

Foerster - sponge forcep, used for gasping or holding something. Babcock - used for grasping and holding, hollow end with smooth flattened tips Allis Intestinal Forceps - used for grasping and holding, curved with multiple interlocking fine teeth at the tip that reduce injury to tissue. Halstead Mosquito Forceps - used for clamping and occluding, curved or straight with fine tips and horizontal serrations that run the length of the jaws Crile Forceps/Clamps - used for clamping or occluding, curved or straight clamp with horizontal serrations that run the complete length of the jaws. #3 Knife Handle Short - used for cutting and dissecting, holds a blade size 10,11,12 &15. Also comes in a long version. #7 Knife Handle Long - used for cutting and dissecting, holds a blade size 10,11,12,15 as well. Backhaus Towel Clamp - used for grasping and holding, ratcheted instrument with curved, sharp, tinelike jaws. Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder - used for suturing and stapling, has a broader jaw that is rounded at the tip with crisscross pattern on the inner jaw. Debakey Tissue Forceps - used for grasping and holding, atraumatic tissue forceps with an elongated narrow blunt tip. A set of parallel fine serrations run across the length of one jaw with a center row of serrations on the opposite side that interlocks to grip when closed.Russian Tissue Forceps - used for grasping and holding, rounded tips with starbust pattern serrations. Adson Tissue Forceps - used for grasping and holding, fine tips with horizontal serrations. Also called Plain Dressing Forceps. Toothead Adson Tissue Forceps - used for grasping, and holding, fine tips have 2 small teeth on one side and one small tooth on the other side that fit together when closed.