IAHCSMM CIS Certification: The Surgical Instrument Manufacturing Process

hard steel used for producing sharp cutting edges Correct Answer: 400 series stainless steel scissors, osteotomes, chisels, rongeurs, forceps, hemostats, and needle holders Correct Answer: Instruments produced using 400 series steel: high corrosion resistance Correct Answer: 300 series stainless steel offers _______________ but doesn't offer the hardness properties of 400 series, making it more workable and malleable. retractors, cannulas, rib-spreaders, and suction devices Correct Answer: Instruments produced using 300 series steel: austenitic stainless steel Correct Answer: The softer 300 series steel is referred to as _____________. lightweight instruments & non-magnetic Correct Answer: Titanium is used to produce __________________ that are extremely corrosion resistant and ______________. malleable Correct Answer: malleable Silver and copper are used because of their ____________ properties. stainless steel Correct Answer: The most common raw material used to produce surgical instruments is ________________. stain, spot, & rust. Correct Answer: Stainless steel does ___________, _______, and __________. develop the forging Correct Answer: The first step of making a surgical instrument from stainless steel raw material is to _____________. stamp of the rough outline // heated bar of stainless steel Correct Answer: The forging is a __________________ of an instrument and is made from a ________________. Japan, Pakistan, France and Sweden Correct Answer: Most high quality forging come from mills in Germany, but forgings also come from _____________, _____________, ____________ & _______________. grind and mill Correct Answer: After th