Equipment / Instruments

Unit 9: Basic Instruments (Table Set-Up)

Instrument table set up
Table instruments

There are numerous instrument types and designs available to the surgeon nowadays. Whilst many are given a name - usually that of the surgeon who developed them, most fall into a small number of basic categories. The most important consideration is however to recognise their use and to be able to use them appropriately in order to minimise inadvertent tissue damage, or damage to the instruments themselves, some of which are quite expensive.

This unit will present some of the basic instruments found in most of the standard instrument kits.

Topics:

  1. Construction of Surgical Instruments
  2. Instruments
  3. Table Set-Up