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Surgical instrument

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A surgical instrument is a specially designed tool or device for performing specific actions or carrying out desired effects during a surgery or operation, such as modifying biological tissue, or to provide access for viewing it. [1]

37 relations: Blood vessel, Calipers, Cell disruption, Dermatome (instrument), Dilator, Drill, Drill bit, Endoscope, Harmonic scalpel, Hemostat, Hypodermic needle, Injury, Laser, Minimally invasive procedures, Nursing, Optical fiber, Optics, Radiographer, Rasp, Retractor (medical), Rib, Ruler, Scalpel, Skin, Speculum (medical), Stereotactic surgery, Suction, Surgery, Surgical scissors, Surgical staple, Surgical technologist, Tissue (biology), Tracheotome, Tracheotomy, Trocar, Ultrasound, University at Buffalo Libraries.

Blood vessel

The blood vessels are the part of the circulatory system, and microcirculation, that transports blood throughout the human body.

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Calipers

A caliper (British spelling also calliper, or in plurale tantum sense a pair of calipers) is a device used to measure the distance between two opposite sides of an object.

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Cell disruption

Cell disruption is a method or process for releasing biological molecules from inside a cell.

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Dermatome (instrument)

A dermatome is a surgical instrument used to produce thin slices of skin from a donor area, in order to use them for making skin grafts.

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Dilator

Dilator or dilatator is a medical term with a number of uses, including.

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Drill

A drill is a tool fitted with a cutting tool attachment or driving tool attachment, usually a drill bit or driver bit, used for boring holes in various materials or fastening various materials together.

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Drill bit

Drill bits are cutting tools used to remove material to create holes, almost always of circular cross-section.

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Endoscope

An endoscope is an illuminated optical, typically slender and tubular instrument (a type of borescope) used to look deep into the body and used in procedures called an endoscopy.

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Harmonic scalpel

The Harmonic scalpel is a surgical instrument used to simultaneously cut and cauterize tissue.

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Hemostat

A hemostat (also called a hemostatic clamp, arterial forceps, or pean after Jules-Émile Péan) is a surgical tool used in many surgical procedures to control bleeding.

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Hypodermic needle

Hypodermic needle features A hypodermic needle (from Greek ὑπο- (under-), and δέρμα (skin)), one of a category of medical tools which enter the skin, called sharps, is a very thin, hollow tube with a sharp tip that contains a small opening at the pointed end.

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Injury

Injury, also known as physical trauma, is damage to the body caused by external force.

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Laser

A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation.

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Minimally invasive procedures

Minimally invasive procedures (also known as minimally invasive surgeries) encompass surgical techniques that limit the size of incisions needed and so lessen wound healing time, associated pain and risk of infection.

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Nursing

Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life.

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Optical fiber

An optical fiber or optical fibre is a flexible, transparent fiber made by drawing glass (silica) or plastic to a diameter slightly thicker than that of a human hair.

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Optics

Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it.

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Radiographer

Radiographers, also known as radiologic technologists, diagnostic radiographers and medical radiation technologists are healthcare professionals who specialise in the imaging of human anatomy for the diagnosis and treatment of pathology.

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Rasp

A rasp is coarse form of file used for coarsely shaping wood or other material.

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Retractor (medical)

A retractor is a surgical instrument used to separate the edges of a surgical incision or wound, or to hold back underlying organs and tissues so that body parts under the incision may be accessed.

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Rib

In vertebrate anatomy, ribs (costae) are the long curved bones which form the rib cage.

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Ruler

A ruler, sometimes called a rule or line gauge, is a device with equally spaced markings along its length, used in geometry, technical drawing, engineering and building to measure distances or to rule straight lines.

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Scalpel

A scalpel, or lancet, is a small and extremely sharp bladed instrument used for surgery, anatomical dissection, podiatry and various arts and crafts (called a hobby knife).

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Skin

Skin is the soft outer tissue covering vertebrates.

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Speculum (medical)

A speculum (Latin for "mirror"; plural specula or speculums) is a medical tool for investigating body orifices, with a form dependent on the orifice for which it is designed.

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Stereotactic surgery

Stereotactic surgery or stereotaxy is a minimally invasive form of surgical intervention which makes use of a three-dimensional coordinate system to locate small targets inside the body and to perform on them some action such as ablation, biopsy, lesion, injection, stimulation, implantation, radiosurgery (SRS), etc.

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Suction

Suction is the flow of a fluid into a partial vacuum, or region of low pressure.

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Surgery

Surgery (from the χειρουργική cheirourgikē (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via chirurgiae, meaning "hand work") is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance or to repair unwanted ruptured areas.

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Surgical scissors

Surgical scissors, are surgical instruments usually used for cutting.

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Surgical staple

Surgical staples are specialized staples used in surgery in place of sutures to close skin wounds, connect or remove parts of the bowels or lungs.

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Surgical technologist

A Surgical Technologist, also called a scrub, scrub tech, surgical technician, or operating room technician, is an allied health professional working as a part of the team delivering surgical care.

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Tissue (biology)

In biology, tissue is a cellular organizational level between cells and a complete organ.

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Tracheotome

A tracheotome is a medical instrument used to perform an incision in the trachea with a cutting blade operated by a powered cannula.

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Tracheotomy

Tracheotomy, or tracheostomy, is a surgical procedure which consists of making an incision on the anterior aspect of the neck and opening a direct airway through an incision in the trachea (windpipe).

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Trocar

A trocar is a medical device that is made up of an obturator (which may be a metal or plastic sharpened or non-bladed tip), a cannula (basically a hollow tube), and a seal.

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Ultrasound

Ultrasound is sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing.

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University at Buffalo Libraries

The University at Buffalo Libraries is the university library system of the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgical_instrument

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