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Instrument name: Acetabulum Sizer
Alternate name: Sizer, trial, acetabulum trial
Instrument category: Accessory
Used for: Sizing the acetabulum before choosing an acetabulum prosthesis
Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic surgery
Instrument name: Adson Dissector
Alternate name: Adson Hook, Adson Dissector, Dura Hook
Instrument category: Retractors
Used for: Gentle dissecting and elevating tissue
Specialty commonly used in: Neurosurgery
Instrument name: Anterior Cutting Guide
Alternate name:
Used for: Anterior cutting guide during knee surgery
Instrument name: Arthroplasty Burr
Alternate name: None
Instrument category: Scalpels
Used for: Cutting and clearing bone, and can have different sizes depending upon size needed
Instrument name: Arthroscopic Beaver Blade
Used for: Cutting tissue during arthroscopic surgery
Instrument name: Arthroscopic Grasper
Alternate name: Arthro punch
Instrument category: Arthroscopic
Used for: Grabbing, dissecting, and cutting soft tissue. This instrument comes in many different sizes and angles.
Instrument name: Arthroscopic Probe
Instrument category: Dilators and Probes
Used for: Gentle dissecting, probing, and elevating of tissue.
Specialty commonly used in: Arthroscopic surgery
Instrument name: Arthroscopic Radiofrequency
Instrument category: Energy Devices
Used for: Cutting and coagulating of tissue during arthroscopic surgery
Instrument name: Arthroscopic sheath without trocar
Alternate name: Sheath
Used for: Gaining access to a joint during arthroscopic surgery
Instrument name: Arthroscopic Tacker
Used for: To grasp, hold, and affix tissue/ligament/bone by anchoring a suture material
Instrument name: Barbed Staple
Instrument category: Staplers and Clips
Used for: Grasping, holding, and stapling tissues and ligaments
Instrument name: Battery-Powered Burr
Instrument category: Powered Devices
Used for: Cutting through and rounding out rough edges of bone with different sized burrs
Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic and spine surgery
Instrument name: Battery-Powered Drill
Used for: Cutting through and creating a hole in the bone with different-sized drill bits
Instrument name: Battery-Powered Saw
Alternate name: Oscillating saw
Used for: Cutting and sawing bone using different sized blades
Instrument name: Blunt Obturator
Alternate name: Blunt trocar
Instrument name: Bone Anchor
Used for: Holding and affixing tissue and ligaments to bone by anchoring a suture material
Specialty commonly used in: None
Instrument name: Bone Cutter
Alternate name: Ruskin Liston, Stille Horsley, Liston bone cutter
Instrument category: Bone Instruments
Used for: Cutting bone or soft tissue a piece at a time. This instrument comes in an array of sizes and can be double action.
Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic, neuro, spine, and head and neck surgery
Instrument name: Bone Reduction Clamp
Alternate name: Bone Reduction Forcep, Bone Holding Forcep
Instrument category: Clamps
Used for: Grasping and holding bone in place
Specialty commonly used in: Orthopedic and spinal surgery
Instrument name: Bone Screw
Used for: Grasping, holding, and affixing tissue, ligament, and bone
Instrument name: Bone Tamp
Alternate name: Tamper
Used for: Supporting and protecting bone
Specialty commonly used in: Neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery