Abraham Tonsil Knife
Tonsil knife pattern with a small blade on a long slender shaft, used in tonsil surgery.
Acland Microvascular Clamp
A/V-shaped micro vessel clamp developed by Robert Acland, used singly or as a double approximator to occlude small vessels before anastomosis.
Adson Suction Tube
Reusable metal suction tube pattern, made straight or curved, with a handle that has a finger cut-off for controlling suction.
Allis Clamp
Locking tissue forceps with rows of sharp interlocking teeth, used to grasp and hold heavy tissue, fascia or tissue that will be removed.
Andrews-Pynchon Suction Tube
Curved suction tube pattern, listed by one maker as a tonsil suction tube, used to clear blood and fluid from the field.
Arruga Needle Holder
Plier-handled spring needle holder with a ratchet lock at the base of the handles, used mainly in eye and eyelid surgery.
Balfour Abdominal Retractor
Large self-retaining abdominal retractor with two lateral blades and a central bladder blade, used to hold a laparotomy wound open.
Beaver Scalpel Handle
Slim, usually round knurled handle with a chuck or collet that holds Beaver-type mini blades for fine incisions.
Biemer Vessel Clamp
Small spring microvascular clamp, sold singly or as an approximator, used to occlude small vessels temporarily during microsurgical anastomosis.
Brodie Butterfly Probe
Probe/dilator pattern listed in official manufacturer catalogues, with delicate versions.
Caspar Bone Curette
Bone curette with straight or angled shaft and a sharp cup, including toothed rectangular forms, from Caspar spinal instrument ranges.
Catlin Amputation Knife
Long, double-edged amputation knife (catlin or catling), historically used to cut the tissue between the bones of the forearm or leg.
Cloward Osteotome
A cervical osteotome associated with Cloward-style anterior cervical spine instrumentation, used to cut or shape bone by mallet percussion.
Cloward Retractor
Self-retaining cervical spine retractor (Cloward type) with a frame and interchangeable blade pairs, used to hold tissue apart during anterior neck surgery.
Cooley Suction Tube
Cardiovascular suction tube pattern, made in vascular, intracardiac and sump versions with angled or curved shafts.
Deaver Retractor
Hand-held deep abdominal retractor with a broad, smoothly curved blade, invented by surgeon John Blair Deaver, used to retract organs and deep incisions.
DeBakey Suction Tube
Curved surgical suction tube pattern made with interchangeable tip sizes, including fibre-optic versions, for clearing the operative field.
DeBakey-Diethrich Bulldog Clamp
Small spring-action bulldog clamp with atraumatic DeBakey-type serrated jaws, made straight or angled, for temporary vessel occlusion.
Doyen Bone Mallet
Metal surgical mallet used to strike osteotomes, chisels and gouges when cutting or shaping bone.
Doyen Butterfly Probe
Probe/dilator pattern listed in official manufacturer catalogues.
Doyen Rib Raspatory
A hooked rib raspatory used in thoracic surgery to strip the periosteum from around a rib; made in left and right and in different sizes.
Esmarch Plaster Knife
Hand-held knife with a short curved blade, used to cut through and trim plaster when a cast is opened or removed.
Fergusson Suction Tube
Angled Frazier-style suction tube (often listed as Frazier-Ferguson), offered in several French sizes for ENT surgery.
Fowler Tonsil Knife
Named tonsil knife pattern, a long one-piece knife made for use in tonsil surgery.
Fukushima Suction Tube
Fine suction tube pattern offered in a wide range of small sizes, described in catalogues as having a teardrop-shaped tip.
Gillies Needle Holder
Combination needle holder and suture scissors with curved, cross-serrated jaws and an offset ring, used for delicate wound closure.
Halle Bone Curette
Curette with a small oval cup on a slender, sometimes malleable shaft, used in sinus surgery and for scraping bone.
Heath Mallet
Heavy stainless steel surgical mallet used to drive chisels, gouges and osteotomes in bone surgery.
Hemingway Bone Curette
Double-ended bone curette with sharp oval cups, made in numbered right/left pairs, used to scrape bone and remove tissue from bony cavities.
Hemostat (Hemostatic Forceps)
Hinged, ratcheted locking forceps used to clamp blood vessels shut and control bleeding during surgery, made in many named patterns.
Hoke Osteotome
A straight, hand-held orthopaedic osteotome driven with a mallet to cut or shape bone; offered in a graded range of blade widths.
House Suction Tube
ENT suction-irrigator pattern that combines suction and irrigation channels, used in ear and other ENT surgery.
Humby Skin Graft Knife
Hand-held skin graft knife (manual dermatome) with an adjustable roller that sets the thickness of split-thickness grafts.
Iris Scissors
Small scissors with short blades and fine, sharp tips, first developed for eye surgery and now used for many delicate cutting tasks.
Jansen Bone Curette
Double-ended curette with sharp oval or round cups, often angled, used for bone curettage and in ear surgery.
Kern Bone Holding Forceps
Ratcheted, toothed forceps used in orthopaedic and trauma surgery to grasp and hold bone or bone fragments during reduction and fixation.
Killian Probe
Probe/dilator pattern listed in official manufacturer catalogues, with curved, delicate, smooth versions.
Kocher Retractor
Hand-held retractor of the Kocher pattern, made with a blunt blade or with sharp hooks, used to hold back tissue during open surgery.
Lambotte Bone Hook
Hand-held hook used in orthopaedic surgery to retract, lift and manipulate bone and adjacent tissue at the operative site.
Langenbeck Flap Knife
Long-bladed knife from the amputation and resection group, named for cutting soft-tissue flaps.
Liston Amputation Knife
Long, straight, pointed amputation knife of the 19th century, named after the Scottish surgeon Robert Liston.
Lockhart-Mummery Fistula Probe
Blunt, curved probe used in colorectal surgery to explore an anal fistula and trace its track between the internal and external openings.
Lucas Bone Curette
Bone curette with a small concave spoon, used mainly in dental and oral surgery to scrape bone and remove soft tissue from sockets.
Mayo Common Duct Probe
Probe/dilator pattern listed in official manufacturer catalogues, with delicate versions.
Mayo Scissors
Heavy-bladed surgical scissors for cutting dense tissue such as fascia, and for cutting sutures, meshes, drains and dressings.
Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder
The standard general-surgery needle holder: ring handles, a locking ratchet and wide jaws suited to larger, heavier needles.
Metzenbaum Scissors
Slender, usually curved scissors with blunt tips, used for delicate cutting and blunt dissection of soft tissue; not for sutures.
Molt Bone Curette
Small sharp bone curette, single- or double-ended, used mainly in oral and maxillofacial surgery to scrape bone and clean bony defects.