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Scissors are used to _______, ________, and/or _______________ tissue. cut, incise, dissect All scissors are designed to be __________________. re-sharpened ___________________ do stay sharper longer, however, you cannot replace the Tungsten Carbide edges. gold handled ____________________ are the sharpest scissors available, however, they go dull the quickest. black handled Scissors go dull at the __________________ first. distal tip The feel of scissors should be a _________________ as ...

Needle holders are designed to drive suture needles to ___________________ a wound or surgical site. close or rejoin All needle holder jaws wear out at the ________________ first. tips of the jaws Only ____________________ needle holder jaws can be replaced. gold handled Gold rings indicate the jaw portion of a needle holder contains ________________. The needle holder is made of ________________________. tungsten carbide inserts / stainless steel Standard needle holder jaws ___________ be...

The quality on an instrument technician's work has a direct impact on the success or failure of the sterilization process WB pg 9 True Most technicians can memorize all surgical instruments False Skilled instrument technicians are regarded as valuable resources by surgery True Since they work behind the scenes, instrument technicians do not need customer service skills False The surgical instrument inventory represents a large investment to the facility True Every instrument handled by ...

hard steel used for producing sharp cutting edges 400 series stainless steel scissors, osteotomes, chisels, rongeurs, forceps, hemostats, and needle holders Instruments produced using 400 series steel: high corrosion resistance 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 Instruments produced using 300 series steel: austenitic stain...

Never allow ___________ to dry onto surgical instruments. blood True or False: Any and all long-term soaking will damage surgical instruments. True Soap selection for the manual washing of instruments should be of ________________ pH. neutral Instruments should always be in the ____________ position when placed in the ultrasonic cleaner. open After manual washing or ultrasonic cleaning, rinse the surgical instruments with waster, preferably with ____________________. distilled water Neve...

Heath Suture Scissors P.31 Israel Retractor P.32 Weinburg Vagotomy Retractor P.33 Green Goiter Retractor P.34 Spring Wire Retractor P.35 Beckman-Adson Laminectomy Retractor P.36 Cushing Vein Retractor P.37 Ragnell Retractor P.38

400 Series Steel Scissors, osteotomes, chisels, rongeurs, forceps, hemostats, and needle holders 400 Series Steel Martensitic Stainless Steel, 400 Series Steel hardened steel 300 Series Steel retractors, cannulas, rib-spreaders, and suctions 300 Series Steel Austenitic Stainless Steel 300 Series Steel workable and malleable Titanium lightweight instruments non-magnetic

Heath Suture Scissors P.31 Israel Retractor P.32 Weinburg Vagotomy Retractor P.33 Green Goiter Retractor P.34

hard steel used for producing sharp cutting edges 400 series stainless steel scissors, osteotomes, chisels, rongeurs, forceps, hemostats, and needle holders Instruments produced using 400 series steel: high corrosion resistance 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 Instruments produced using 300 series steel: austenit...

Needle holders are designed to drive suture needles to ___________________ a wound or surgical site. close or rejoin All needle holder jaws wear out at the ________________ first. tips of the jaws Only ____________________ needle holder jaws can be replaced. gold handled Gold rings indicate the jaw portion of a needle holder contains ________________. The needle holder is made of ________________________. tungsten carbide inserts / stainless steel Standard needle holder jaws ______...