Common Surgical Instruments- Retractors & Staplers (Part 3)

Surgical instruments carry out specific functions, such as manipulating tissues or facilitating access to them. Over time, many surgical instruments were developed. Some surgical instruments are designed for general surgery, while others are specific to a particular procedure.

The purpose of this quiz is to teach you how to identify surgical instruments used in the operating room and their common uses.

  • Question of

    A self-retaining retractor system that is anchored to the operating table.

    • Bookwalter retractor
    • Rake retractor
    • Richardson retractor
    • Malleable retractors

    Correct Wrong

    Bookwalter Retractor is a self-retaining retractor system that is anchored to the operating table.

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    Retractor used for keeping deep structures of tissue back.

    • Richardson retractor
    • Weitlaner retractor
    • Bookwalter retractor
    • Army-Navy retractor

    Correct Wrong

    The Richardson retractor is used for keeping deep structures of tissue back. It is commonly used during procedures, such as chest or abdominal, to grasp soft tissue using the curved blade.

  • Question of

    These retractors allow the angle and shape of the retractor to be easily changed.

    • Malleable retractors
    • Deaver retractor
    • Army-Navy retractor
    • Rake retractor

    Correct Wrong

    Malleable retractors are made of malleable stainless steel that allows the angle and shape of the retractor to be easily changed.

  • Question of

    Used to retract shallow or superficial incisions, such as skin layer exposure.

    • Army-Navy retractor
    • Weitlaner retractor
    • Richardson retractor
    • Deaver retractor

    Correct Wrong

    An Army-Navy retractor is used to retract shallow or superficial incisions, such as skin layer exposure.

  • Question of

    This self-retaining retractor is also called “Wheaty.”

    • Weitlaner retractor
    • Rake retractor
    • Deaver retractor
    • Bookwalter retractor

    Correct Wrong

    In herniotomy, joint operations, and mastoid surgery, Weitlaner is a self-retaining retractor often used. It is also useful at a superficial level with short, deep incisions and soft tissue dissection.

  • Question of

    A sharp-teeth hand-held retractor is used to hold back surface structures.

    • Rake retractor
    • Richardson retractor
    • Deaver retractor
    • Bookwalter retractor

    Correct Wrong

    The Rake Retractor is a sharp-teeth hand-held retractor used to hold back surface structures.

  • Question of

    A retractor used to hold back the abdominal wall.

    • Deaver retractor
    • Richardson retractor
    • Army-Navy retractor
    • Bookwalter retractor

    Correct Wrong

    In abdominal or thoracic procedures, the Deaver Retractor is used to push back the abdominal wall. Additionally, it can be used to move or keep organs away from the operating site. The Deaver retractor is shaped like a question mark with a thin, flat tip.

  • Question of

    These staplers are used in ligation and anastomosis.

    • Linear staplers
    • Endostapler
    • Kelly staplers
    • Allis staplers

    Correct Wrong

    Before transection, linear staplers are widely used to close internal organs & also linear staplers are used to close the common opening or enterotomy after an anastomosis is made.

  • Question of

    Used in the most popular techniques of appendix stump closure.

    • Endostapler
    • Allis staplers
    • Linear staplers
    • Kelly staplers

    Correct Wrong

    The most popular techniques of appendix stump closure are the use of an endostapler in laparoscopic appendectomy (LA).