surgical instruments
Scalpels and forceps
Surgical instruments are the specialized tools used by surgeons and medical staff during operations—scalpels, forceps, clamps, retractors, scissors, and the like.
The term covers everything from simple handheld devices to complex powered equipment.
The nurse laid out the surgical instruments on a sterile tray.
Medical supply contexts often shorten this to simply instruments.
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- probesInvestigative examinations
- curettesSurgical scraping instruments
- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
- retractorsDevices holding incisions open
scalpel · clamps · chisels · elevators · suturing · suture kit · cannula · dilator · incision · hemostats · bone saw · ligature · speculum · operating room · operating table · anesthesia · tweezers · blade
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surgical instrumentsdiagnostic devices
Instruments that identify malfunctions
diagnostic equipment · stethoscope · blood pressure cuff · stethoscopes · thermometer