IAHCSMM CIS Certification: Common Instrument
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AAMI ✔Correct Answers--Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
Adaptor ✔Correct Answers--A device used to connect two parts together.
Aerosol ✔Correct Answers--A suspension of fine particles in air. In the decontamination area,
aerosols created from an uncontrolled cleaning process, may produce aerosols containing blood
borne pathogens.
AORN ✔Correct Answers--Association of Operating Room Nurses
Aseptic Technique ✔Correct Answers--Handling techniques used to maintain sterility and prevent
contamination of sterile items
Aspirator ✔Correct Answers--A device used to remove fluids or gasses by suction.
Atomizer ✔Correct Answers--A device used to produce a fine mist or spray.
Atraumatic ✔Correct Answers--Designed to not inflict damage or injury. For example, atraumatic
clamps are designed to minimize tissue damage.
Austenitic ✔Correct Answers--Also known as 300 Series Stainless Steel, this metal is nonmagnetic
and cannot be heat hardened. Because of it's high nickel content, it is more corrosion resistant than
400 Series, or Martensitic Stainless Steel.
Back Up System ✔Correct Answers--Instruments kept in storage for the purpose of replacing
missing or damaged instruments from the hospital's instrument system.
Bioburden ✔Correct Answers--Refers to the number of microorganisms on a contaminated object.
The higher the bioburden on an instrument, the more difficult it will be to sterilize.
Boxlocks ✔Correct Answers--The connecting point where the jaws or blades of an instrument pivot
(hinge).
Burr ✔Correct Answers--A round instrument with sharp cutting edges used for cutting holes in
bone.
Cannula ✔Correct Answers--Refers to the hollow barrel of an instrument.
Cauterization ✔Correct Answers--Using heat, cold, electricity, or chemicals to scar, burn, or cut
tissues.
CDC ✔Correct Answers--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
, Channel ✔Correct Answers--A lengthwise hole through an instrument such as an endoscope. A
lumen or cannulation.
CJD ✔Correct Answers--CreutzfeldJakob Disease
Clamp ✔Correct Answers--A surgical instrument used to grasp tissue and control bleeding
Closed Reduction ✔Correct Answers--A procedure in which fractured bones are reduced (put back
into place) without surgical intervention.
Consignment ✔Correct Answers--Instruments or implants that are stored at the hospital, but
owned by the vendor.
Corrosion ✔Correct Answers--Gradual wearing away of a surface by a chemical reaction.
Cryosurgery ✔Correct Answers--Technique of exposing tissues to extreme cold to produce cell
injury and destruction. Used in the treatment of malignant tumors to control pain and bleeding.
Curette ✔Correct Answers--A surgical instrument used to scrape and remove tissue. Curettes are
often spoon-shaped with sharp cutting edges.
Day Surgery ✔Correct Answers--A type of outpatient surgery in which the patient is discharged on
the same day he or she was admitted; also called ambulatory surgery or same day surgery.
Debridement ✔Correct Answers--Removal of dead or damaged tissue from a wound. Commonly
performed for burn therapy.
Decontamination ✔Correct Answers--A process that removes pathogenic microorganisms and
makes items safe to handle. It usually involves cleaning, followed by a chemical or thermal process.
Dilator ✔Correct Answers--A surgical instrument used to enlarge or expand an opening by
stretching.
Dissection ✔Correct Answers--The surgical cutting of parts for separation and study.
Distal ✔Correct Answers--A point that is farther away from a given reference point. (The term
distal is the opposite of proximal.)
Drill Bit ✔Correct Answers--A cutting instrument used with a drill to create a hole in bone to
accommodate a screw.
Electrocautery ✔Correct Answers--Use of an electric current to stop bleeding by coagulating blood
vessels.
Elevator ✔Correct Answers--An instrument used to lift or elevate tissue to a greater height. Some
elevators are designed to scrape tissue.
Endoscope ✔Correct Answers--A tube used to view organs and body cavities through a natural
body opening or small incision. Minimally invasive.
Processing Exam with All Correct & 100% Verified
Answers| Guaranteed to Pass
AAMI ✔Correct Answers--Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
Adaptor ✔Correct Answers--A device used to connect two parts together.
Aerosol ✔Correct Answers--A suspension of fine particles in air. In the decontamination area,
aerosols created from an uncontrolled cleaning process, may produce aerosols containing blood
borne pathogens.
AORN ✔Correct Answers--Association of Operating Room Nurses
Aseptic Technique ✔Correct Answers--Handling techniques used to maintain sterility and prevent
contamination of sterile items
Aspirator ✔Correct Answers--A device used to remove fluids or gasses by suction.
Atomizer ✔Correct Answers--A device used to produce a fine mist or spray.
Atraumatic ✔Correct Answers--Designed to not inflict damage or injury. For example, atraumatic
clamps are designed to minimize tissue damage.
Austenitic ✔Correct Answers--Also known as 300 Series Stainless Steel, this metal is nonmagnetic
and cannot be heat hardened. Because of it's high nickel content, it is more corrosion resistant than
400 Series, or Martensitic Stainless Steel.
Back Up System ✔Correct Answers--Instruments kept in storage for the purpose of replacing
missing or damaged instruments from the hospital's instrument system.
Bioburden ✔Correct Answers--Refers to the number of microorganisms on a contaminated object.
The higher the bioburden on an instrument, the more difficult it will be to sterilize.
Boxlocks ✔Correct Answers--The connecting point where the jaws or blades of an instrument pivot
(hinge).
Burr ✔Correct Answers--A round instrument with sharp cutting edges used for cutting holes in
bone.
Cannula ✔Correct Answers--Refers to the hollow barrel of an instrument.
Cauterization ✔Correct Answers--Using heat, cold, electricity, or chemicals to scar, burn, or cut
tissues.
CDC ✔Correct Answers--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
, Channel ✔Correct Answers--A lengthwise hole through an instrument such as an endoscope. A
lumen or cannulation.
CJD ✔Correct Answers--CreutzfeldJakob Disease
Clamp ✔Correct Answers--A surgical instrument used to grasp tissue and control bleeding
Closed Reduction ✔Correct Answers--A procedure in which fractured bones are reduced (put back
into place) without surgical intervention.
Consignment ✔Correct Answers--Instruments or implants that are stored at the hospital, but
owned by the vendor.
Corrosion ✔Correct Answers--Gradual wearing away of a surface by a chemical reaction.
Cryosurgery ✔Correct Answers--Technique of exposing tissues to extreme cold to produce cell
injury and destruction. Used in the treatment of malignant tumors to control pain and bleeding.
Curette ✔Correct Answers--A surgical instrument used to scrape and remove tissue. Curettes are
often spoon-shaped with sharp cutting edges.
Day Surgery ✔Correct Answers--A type of outpatient surgery in which the patient is discharged on
the same day he or she was admitted; also called ambulatory surgery or same day surgery.
Debridement ✔Correct Answers--Removal of dead or damaged tissue from a wound. Commonly
performed for burn therapy.
Decontamination ✔Correct Answers--A process that removes pathogenic microorganisms and
makes items safe to handle. It usually involves cleaning, followed by a chemical or thermal process.
Dilator ✔Correct Answers--A surgical instrument used to enlarge or expand an opening by
stretching.
Dissection ✔Correct Answers--The surgical cutting of parts for separation and study.
Distal ✔Correct Answers--A point that is farther away from a given reference point. (The term
distal is the opposite of proximal.)
Drill Bit ✔Correct Answers--A cutting instrument used with a drill to create a hole in bone to
accommodate a screw.
Electrocautery ✔Correct Answers--Use of an electric current to stop bleeding by coagulating blood
vessels.
Elevator ✔Correct Answers--An instrument used to lift or elevate tissue to a greater height. Some
elevators are designed to scrape tissue.
Endoscope ✔Correct Answers--A tube used to view organs and body cavities through a natural
body opening or small incision. Minimally invasive.
