Electrosurgical instruments are an integral part of surgical procedures. They are used to cut, cauterise, or seal tissue during surgery. These tools can be used on both living and dead tissue so that you can use them in various surgical specialities. Let’s take a look at some of the most common electrosurgical instruments that are used today:
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Adson Tissue Forceps
Adson Tissue Forceps are an essential electrosurgical instruments to help hold tissues during procedures. They have a sharp end to cut through tissue and a rounded end to hold the tissue in place once it is cut. They are used on both soft and hard tissues, and they can be used with other instruments as well.
Ochsner Forceps
The Ochsner Forceps are used to remove foreign bodies that may be lodged in soft tissue or to hold tissues in place during surgery.
The forceps has two handles joined by a hinge at one end. The lower handle has curved jaws, which grip the tissue when the instrument is closed. The upper handle has a ring that slides along the length of the lower jaw (or can be fixed at any position).
Allis Tissue Forceps
The Allis tissue forceps are designed to grasp and hold tissues during surgery. These single use surgical instruments are made from stainless steel, which is both flexible and strong. The tissue forceps have long, thin blades that curve at the end like a scissor. They grasp and hold tissues during laparoscopic surgery or other operations requiring precise movements with small instruments.
The allis tissue forceps have become standard in many types of surgeries because they provide a safe way for surgeons to work with delicate organs or other soft tissues without causing damage to them by using their hands directly on these body parts.
Backhaus Towel Clamps
Backhaus towel clamps are used to hold a towel in place. They come in different sizes and can be used with or without a clip. The Backhaus towel clamp is commonly used during surgery because it gives the doctor maximum flexibility when working on patients.
Bozeman Sponge Forceps
The Bozeman sponge forceps are a useful instrument used in the operating room to remove sponges, foreign bodies, and blood clots. This instrument has two jaws to grasp items inside the body cavity and bring them into view outside it, where they can be removed by hand or another instrument. These instruments are designed with different features depending on what they’re being used for: some have pointed tips so they can dig into areas where other instruments would not fit; others may open wider than normal so that you can use them in tight spaces; still, others have sharp edges so that you can cut through tissues without cutting yourself (they’ll do this without hurting your hands either!).
Bovie Electrodes
Bovie electrodes are used in surgery and can be found at medical supply stores. They are used for cauterising and cutting and can be used for a variety of procedures.
Rochester-Pean Forceps
The Rochester-Pean Forceps hold surgical instruments, tissue, sponges, and needles during surgery. They have a pointed tip that is curved downward. The handle has a slight curve with two parallel lines running down it for grip. The end of the handle has a small loop for handling or hanging purposes.
Debakey Sponge Forceps
Sponge forceps are used for surgery, suturing, abscess drainage, incision and drainage (I&D), and hemostasis.
As its name suggests, the sponge forceps have a sponge on one end to absorb blood or other fluids. The sponge is hollow so that it can be filled with saline or other solution that may be needed.
These tools are helpful in surgery.
Electrosurgical instruments are used during surgery to manipulate tissue and cut it. A surgeon uses these tools to perform electrocautery, using current to cut or coagulate tissue. They can be used as a scalpel to make incisions, or they can be used as scissors when cutting out an organ such as a kidney or appendix. Electrosurgical probes remove tumours from organs (such as the prostate). However, they may also be used for cauterising blood vessels after surgery to stop bleeding.
Conclusion
Electrosurgical instruments are used for surgical procedures that require electric current. They can be used for many different procedures and with other surgical tools.
