basic instrument used in cs

• Towel clip – holds drapes so that only the operative field is exposed

  
• Knife or blade holder (surgical blade#20) – use to make incision on the skin and uterus

  
• Army navy – use to retract tissue away from working surgical field

  
• Allis tissue forceps – use for holding flap of skin, fascial, fibrous tissue and other tough tissue

  
• Kelly straight/curve – use for hemostasis, especially vessels in subcutaneous tissues, and holds heavier abdominal tissue

  
• Richardson retractor– use to hold tissue like skin, adipose, and fascia out of the way and keep abdomen open

  
• Kocher forcep (straight & curve) – there’s a tooth and notch on the tip used to hold fascia

  
• Metzenbaum scissors (straight & curve)– use for cutting delicate tissue such as the peritoneum

  
• Bandage scissor – use to extend the uterine incision and cut the umbilical cord

  
• Babcock forceps – a clamp in a special shape for holding fallopian tubes

  
• Needle holder – holds needle for suturing

  
• Tissue forceps (with tooth) – use for grasping and holding tissue muscle or skin surrounding a wound

  
• Mayo scissor (straight & curve)– use to cut suture

  
• Addson forcep w/o tooth – a narrow tipped tissue pick-up use to pull the edges of the incision together for closure

  
• poole suction abdominal drain- use to suction large collections of fluids from surgical sites during procedures or cavities where other tubes would struggle such as abdomen

  
• electro cautery tip- for cauterizing bleeding tissue and pull suction tip use over incision to remove fluid when irrigated

  
• cautery pencil- use to coagulate blood vessels, control bleeding, and create clean incisions

  
• cautery tip cleaner- assist in removing material from electrosurgical blades, pencil tips, and monopolar and bipolar cautery probes during surgery

  
• bladder retractor- used to expose surgical sites by retracting bladder, tissue, skin and muscle

  
• self-retaining retractor- used to actively separate the edges of a surgical incision in the abdomen

  
• balfour abdominal retractor- use to hold wound or incision open for surgery