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400 series stainless steel is know as? |
Martensitic stainless steal |
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What is 400 series stainless used for |
Needed for sharp cutting edges. Ex scissors, osteotomes, chisels, rongeurs, forceps, hemostatic forceps, and needle holder |
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300 series stainless steal is also know as |
Austenitic stainless steal |
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300 series stainless steal has what type of properties |
High corrosion resistance weak hardness properties, instruments ex. retractors ,cannula, rib spreaders, and suction devices |
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Passivation |
A Chemical process applied during the instrument manufacturing process that provides a corrosion resistant |
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Box lock |
Point where the 2 jaws or blades of an instrument connect and pivots |
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How can the passivation layer get damage? |
damaged by using abrasive cleaners, saline and chemicals not approved by the manufacturer |
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Jaws are produced of two type of steal, what are they |
Stainless steel and tungsten carbide |
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How to differentiate tungsten carbide on instruments |
The key visual factor is the bright gold rings when gold is placed on an instrument this indicates that the working portion jaws is made of tungsten carbide |
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What is the primary use of tissue forceps |
Manipulate tissue |
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Tissue forceps are also known as? |
Rattooth, Brown forceps and pickups |
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What is the primary use of dressing forceps |
primary function is to manipulate tissue and pack surgical sites |
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What is the primary function of retractors |
Is to move tissue aside for exposure and visualization |
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What is the primary function of scissors |
Is cut tissue, suture and other material in the surgical field |
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How to identify a micro grind or supercut blade |
Instrument will have a black ring While all other scissors cut tissue with a crushing action. A black handled scissor has one blade sharpened like a knife to slice tissue |
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What is the primary function of single or double action Rongeurs |
to cut or bite away at bone and tissue, With a double action Rongeur It reduces the amount of handstrength |
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What is the primary function of nail nippers |
To cut toenails and fingernails. occasionally to trim small bone fragments |
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Solutions that damage instruments |
Housekeeping products and saline |
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A self retaining retractor |
Gelpi |
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Mirror or gray colored surface, which tend to stain less frequently |
Mirror finish |
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What is the primary function of hemostatic forceps |
To control the flow of blood |
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Define dissection |
cutting apart or separating tissue |
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Primary function of Kerrison/laminectomy rongeurs |
To remove the disc or lamina during spine surgery |
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What's the primary function of graves and Peterson vaginal speculums |
To expose the vaginal cavity |
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What is the difference between a grave speculum and a Peterson vaginal speculum |
Grave speculum is wider than Peterson |
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How to find if instruments are rusting or staining |
Remove the stain if their is any tiny pitmarks this is corrosion |
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What material is used for instrument sharpness test (on instruments 4.5 inches and larger) |
Red test material (latex) or Orange material (latex free) |
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How to identify a successful sharpness test |
Scissors must be able to cut through to the tip 2 to 3 times |
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What material is used for scissor sharpness test of instruments( 4" and smaller) |
Yellow test material latex or latex free |
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What material is use for sharpness test on bone cutter, kerrison rongeur, laminectomy rongeur and double action rongeur |
Index card |
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What material is used for sharpness test on a bone curret, chisels and osteotomes |
Plastic dowel rode |
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When using identification tape where should you never apply the tape on |
Never on the rings Or rounded surface |
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How many times should the tape be wrapped around the instrument |
Is 1 1/2 times around the device |
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When should you remove identification tape |
When tape is lose, damage or peeling |
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Methods in identifying Instruments |
Tape , acid base etching , head fusion nylon (dipping), laser etching and dot matrix |
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Ratchet |
The part of an instrument that locks the handles in place |
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