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Instrument name: Fan Retractor
Alternate name: Finger retractor
Instrument category: Laparoscopic
Used for: Holding back abdominal contents and providing exposure to surgical site during laparoscopic surgery
Specialty commonly used in: General and gynecologic laparoscopic surgery
Instrument name: Laparoscopic Babcock
Alternate name: None
Used for: Grasping and holding delicate tissue without crushing
Specialty commonly used in: Laparoscopic general and gynecologic surgery
Instrument name: Laparoscopic Blunt Grasper
Alternate name: Blunt nose grasper, duckbill blunt grasper, duckbill, grasper
Used for: Gentle grasping, dissecting, and retracting of tissue
Specialty commonly used in: Laparoscopic surgery for general, gynecologic, and thoracic
Instrument name: Laparoscopic Dissecting Forceps
Alternate name: Dissector.
Used for: Gentle grasping, dissecting, retracting of tissue, and can be connected to cautery. Multiple types exist, including Maryland Dissecting Forceps.
Instrument name: Laparoscopic Hook Cautery
Used for: Mobilization and transection of tissue with cauterization
Specialty commonly used in: Laparoscopic surgery for general, gynecologic, urologic, and thoracic
Instrument name: Laparoscopic Peanut Dissector
Alternate name: Peanut on a stick, Kittner dissector, Kittner
Used for: Bluntly dissecting tissue deep within the cavity during laparoscopic surgery
Instrument name: Laparoscopic Scissor
Alternate name: Curved cutter
Used for: Cutting tissue during laparoscopic surgery
Instrument name: Laparoscopic Spatula
Alternate name: Spatula tip cautery
Used for: Dissecting tissue and vessels