How it

was
Instrument Illustration Purpose used
during
Surgery
Kocher’s Used to clamp bleeding
Straight vessels or tissues.

Babcock Used to hold tubular

Forceps organs; the orifices in the
blades accommodate
some part of the tissue
and reduce the
intraluminal pressure,
which protects the organs
from getting damaged.
Allis Forceps Used to hold tough
structures like
aponeurosis, fascia,
tendon, anterior rectus
sheath and skin; only used
to hold delicate tissue
which has to be removed
during a surgical
procedure.
Round nose May be used as a clamp,
Forceps heat sink, or third hand;
the handles have two-
position locking device.
Serrations are not sharp
and will not cut soft
material.
Kelly Forceps Used to clamp larger
Straight vessels and tissue; also
used for occluding
bleeders before
cauterization or ligation.
Kelly Forceps Primarily used to clamp
Curved large blood vessels or
manipulating heavy
tissue; may also be used
for soft tissue dissection.

Tumbler Used as a storage

container or as a
receptacle of waste
materials.

Poole Suction Used for suctioning large

Tip amounts of blood and/or
fluids from a body cavity.

Long Thumb Used to manipulate

Forceps tissues and needles by
pressure applied to the
handles.
Long Suture Used to dissect tissue and
Scissors to cut suture.

Suture/Mayo Used for cutting sutures.

Scissors
Straight