Oregon Brain Preservation
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Manual - Surgical Instruments
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Below are some of the surgical instruments that we use. Instead of being in a set, they are currently individually wrapped, and pulled out as needed.
| # | Description | Catalog # | Notes |
| Blade, #10 | large | ||
| Blade, #11 | angled | ||
| Blade, #12 | curved | ||
| Blade, #15 | small | ||
| Bone saw 14" with 2 blades | Miltex 27-1564 | ||
| Clamp, Debakey peripheral vascular S-shaped 8" | Miltex 24-1190 | ||
| Clamp, Debakey vascular for aortic aneurism 10" | Miltex 24-1400 | ||
| 2 | Clamp, Javid | V Mueller 7950 | 4mm ring to clamp cannulae |
| 8 | Clamp, towel, Backhaus 3 1/2" | Miltex 7-504 | for drapes |
| 2 | Clamp, towel, Lorna 5 1/4" | Miltex 7-515 | |
| Elevator, Cottle 9" graduated | Miltex 21-60 | doubles as elevator and depth probe | |
| 2 | Forceps, Crile curved 6 1/4" (hemostat) | Miltex 7-48 | |
| Forceps, Mixter right angle 7 1/4 (aka 6 3/4) | Miltex 7-202 | for passing ligature around vessels | |
| Forceps, Ferris-Smith 2x3 teeth 7" | Miltex 26-958 | ||
| Forceps, Kocher's straight 5 1/2" | Miltex 7-66 | ||
| Forceps, Cotton | HS 100-3313 | ||
| Forceps, Foerster sponge 9 1/2" serated jaws | Miltex 7-600 | ||
| Forceps, Russian tissue 8" | Miltex 6-144 | ||
| Forceps, toothed straight 5" 2x3 teeth | Miltex 6-62 | ||
| Hook, Dandy nerve 9" | Miltex 26-1150 | ||
| Hook, dura Adson 8" | Miltex 26-1090 | ||
| Mallet, 11", 32 oz. solid stainless | Miltex 27-662 | For the osteotomes | |
| Needle holder, Crile-Wood carbide 8" | Miltex 8-52TC | ||
| Osteotome, Hibbs straight 1" | Miltex 27-448 | ||
| Periosteal Elevator, Seldin | #23 | ||
| Retractor, Beckman-Weitlaner hinged | |||
| Retractor, Cushing vein | Miltex 11-102 | ||
| Retractor, pair Richardson-Eastman | Miltex 11-260 | ||
| Retractor, Thoracic (large) | |||
| Retractor, Weitlaner 6 1/2" blunt | Miltex 11-616 | ||
| Retractor, Weitlaner 4" blunt | Miltex 11-602 | ||
| Rib shears 13 3/4 curved | Miltex 25-350 | ||
| Rongeur, Kerrison | |||
| Scalpel handle, #3 | |||
| Scissors, Iris straight 4 1/2" supercut carbide | M 5-SC-304TC | For tissue only. Packed individually to protect delicate tip. | |
| Scissors, Lister bandage 8" large finger ring | Miltex 5-550 | for clothing and utility | |
| Scissors, Mayo curved 6 3/4" carbide | Miltex 5-142TC | for tissue only | |
| Scissors, Mayo straight suture 6 3/4" carbide | Miltex 5-140TC | for suture only | |
| Scissors, Metzenbaum straight 5 1/2" carbide | Miltex 5-179TC | for tissue only | |
| Scissors, Metzenbaum curved 8" carbide | Miltex 5-184TC | For tissue only. | |
| Shears, Rib 8" | JOR508 | ||
| Virchow Skull Breaker | Miltex 34-210 |