Veterinary Surgical Instruments: Needle Holders, Forceps, Scissors
The instruments here, nearly all stainless steel, cover the steps of a surgical procedure: exposing the surgical field, hemostasis, suturing and skin closure. You will find needle holders in four models, hemostatic and surgical forceps, scissors, scalpel handles, retractors, bone rongeurs, tourniquets, a biopsy punch, a skin stapler, a surgical skin marker, polypropylene meshes and a spay hook for cats. From 1.82 lei.
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Needle holders
| Model | Shape | Lengths | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathieu | curved or straight | 14 cm | ratchet at the end of the handle, locks when squeezed |
| Mayo-Hegar | straight | 18 cm | textured jaws, short compared to the handle |
| Olsen-Hegar | curved | 12.5, 14 and 16.5 cm | built-in scissors and ratchet |
| Castroviejo | curved | 14 and 18 cm | for fine needles, with a handle lock |
Forceps and scissors
- Hemostatic forceps: Halstead Mosquito, 12 cm, straight or curved, straight Kocher, 14 or 16 cm, and straight Pean, 18.5 cm, with a ratchet on the handle.
- Adson forceps, 15.5 cm, autoclavable, and non-sterile sharp-tipped plastic tweezers, 13 cm.
- Iris scissors, 12 cm, and Castroviejo scissors, 14 cm, straight or curved, for fine tissue, 9.5 cm Littauer scissors with a notch for removing sutures, 14 cm straight surgical scissors with one blunt tip and 14.5 cm scissors with curved blades and blunt tips.
Scalpel, bone and exposure
Stainless steel scalpel handles, autoclavable, are sold 10 per pack: no. 3, 12.5 cm, for blades 10–17, and no. 4, 13.5 cm, for blades 18–24. For bone there are Blumenthal and Friedman rongeurs, both 14 cm, and a 12 cm Williger curette. The surgical field is opened with the 14 cm self-retaining retractor, the 22 cm Langenbeck retractor, the 4-prong hook retractor or, for the eye, the 7 cm Williams eyelid speculum; the grooved director is 14 cm.
Tourniquets, skin closure and meshes
There are three tourniquets: a fabric one with a quick-release buckle, 2.5 × 40 cm, a latex-free synthetic rubber one, 50 cm, and a small 10 cm one with an elastic cord, designed for small diameters. The skin stapler is sterile and single-use, with 35 metal staples, and the sterile surgical skin marker comes with a ruler. Sterile polypropylene meshes measure 6 × 11, 7.6 × 15, 15 × 15 and 30 × 30 cm. Sutures are under absorbable sutures and non-absorbable sutures.
Frequently asked questions
Which blades fit the scalpel handles?
According to the product names, the no. 3 handle is for blades 10–17 and the no. 4 handle for blades 18–24. The handles are sold 10 per pack.
Which needle holder has built-in scissors?
The Olsen-Hegar needle holder: it has built-in scissors and a locking ratchet and comes in 12.5, 14 and 16.5 cm.
Which tourniquet suits thin limbs?
The small 10 cm tourniquet with an elastic cord and quick release, designed for small diameters; its product sheet also recommends it for veterinary use.