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The instrument sets packed for each kind of case, from a basic minor procedures tray to an open heart tray.

31 traysPro

Abdominal Hysterectomy Tray (Add-on)

8 instruments

Cutting & Dissecting 2Clamping & Occluding 2Grasping & Holding 2

Hysterectomy clamps and long instruments opened with the major laparotomy tray for abdominal hysterectomy and other open pelvic cases.

Ano-Rectal Procedures Tray

2 instruments

Retracting & Exposing 2

The tray for hemorrhoid, fistula, fissure and other anal cases done in jackknife or lithotomy: rectal specula and retractors, crypt hook and probes with a short general set.

Basic / Minor Procedures Tray

25 instruments

Grasping & Holding 6Clamping & Occluding 6Cutting & Dissecting 5

The small general tray for superficial work such as biopsies, lesion excisions, hernia repair and other short soft-tissue cases. Short, fine instruments; no deep abdominal retractors.

Basic Eye (Microscope) Tray

8 instruments

Cutting & Dissecting 3Grasping & Holding 3Retracting & Exposing 1

The basic ophthalmic microsurgery tray: eye specula and lid retractors, fine toothed and tying forceps, Westcott and iris scissors and Castroviejo needle holders, opened for most eye cases with procedure trays added.

Basic Orthopedic Tray

29 instruments

Cutting & Dissecting 11Retracting & Exposing 7Grasping & Holding 5

The general bone tray opened for most open orthopedic cases: soft-tissue instruments plus bone retractors, elevators, curettes, osteotomes, bone cutters, mallet and pliers. Implant sets and power are added for the specific case.

Basic Plastic Tray

36 instruments

Cutting & Dissecting 13Retracting & Exposing 7Grasping & Holding 6

A fine-instrument soft-tissue tray for plastic, facial and other delicate superficial work: skin hooks, fine forceps and scissors, small hemostats and fine needle holders.

Biliary Tract (Gallbladder) Tray

3 instruments

Cutting & Dissecting 1Clamping & Occluding 1Grasping & Holding 1

An add-on to the major tray for open gallbladder and common bile duct work: stone forceps, scoops, duct dilators and a gallbladder trocar.

Cataract Extraction and Lens Tray

2 instruments

Grasping & Holding 1Cutting & Dissecting 1

Added to the basic eye microscope tray for phacoemulsification cataract surgery and lens implant: capsulotomy forceps, iris and lens hooks, lens manipulators and holding forceps, hydrodissection cannula and the phaco handpieces.

Cesarean Section Tray

19 instruments

Clamping & Occluding 6Cutting & Dissecting 5Grasping & Holding 4

The open abdominal tray for cesarean delivery: a general set with a bladder blade (DeLee), Richardson and Goelet retractors and bandage scissors; delivery forceps and cord supplies are kept with it.

Craniotomy (Basic Neuro) Tray

30 instruments

Cutting & Dissecting 11Retracting & Exposing 8Grasping & Holding 6

The basic neurosurgical tray for opening the skull: scalp clamps or clips, brain retractors and spatulas, dural hooks and separators, rongeurs, Penfield dissectors, bipolar forceps and the instruments for burr holes and a bone flap.

Cystoscopy Tray

8 instruments

Specialty 7Clamping & Occluding 1

Rigid cystoscopy set for looking into the urethra and bladder and passing catheters, biopsy forceps and electrodes; resectoscope and urethrotome are added for TUR and stricture work.

Dilation and Curettage (D&C) Tray

9 instruments

Grasping & Holding 6Specialty 2Cutting & Dissecting 1

The vaginal tray for dilating the cervix and scraping the uterine lining: speculum, tenaculum, sound, graduated dilators and curettes. Often also used as the base for other short vaginal procedures.

Gastrointestinal (Bowel) Procedures Tray

6 instruments

Clamping & Occluding 4Cutting & Dissecting 1Grasping & Holding 1

An add-on to the major tray for bowel and stomach resections: long clamps for deep work plus noncrushing intestinal clamps; staplers are usually disposable.

Laminectomy Tray

22 instruments

Retracting & Exposing 12Cutting & Dissecting 5Grasping & Holding 2

The posterior spine tray: deep self-retaining and nerve-root retractors, Kerrison and disc (pituitary) rongeurs, Cushing and bayonet forceps, elevators and curettes for laminectomy and discectomy.

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Tray

7 instruments

Grasping & Holding 3Cutting & Dissecting 2Clamping & Occluding 1

The laparoscopic tray set up for gallbladder removal: trocars, scope, graspers and dissectors plus a clip applier, hook electrode and suction-irrigator.

Laparoscopy Tray (Basic)

14 instruments

Grasping & Holding 5Specialty 4Cutting & Dissecting 3

The basic laparoscopic set: access needle and trocars, telescope with light and camera, and 5/10-mm graspers, scissors, dissectors and suction-irrigation. A laparotomy tray stays in the room in case the case is converted.

Long Instruments Tray

12 instruments

Clamping & Occluding 5Grasping & Holding 4Cutting & Dissecting 2

An add-on of extra-long clamps, forceps, scissors and needle holders opened with the major tray for deep pelvic, abdominal or bariatric work.

Major Laparotomy Tray

42 instruments

Retracting & Exposing 11Grasping & Holding 11Clamping & Occluding 9

The main open-abdomen tray: everything needed to open, explore and close the abdomen, used as the base for most major general, gynecologic, urologic and vascular abdominal cases. Specialty add-on trays are opened with it.

Major Vascular (Abdominal and Thoracic) Tray

6 instruments

Clamping & Occluding 4Cutting & Dissecting 1Grasping & Holding 1

Large vascular clamps opened with the major (and long) trays for aortic and other big-vessel surgery in the abdomen or chest: DeBakey, Satinsky, Glover and Cooley clamps with fine vascular forceps and Potts scissors.

Mediastinoscopy Tray

7 instruments

Cutting & Dissecting 2Grasping & Holding 2Retracting & Exposing 1

A small tray for looking into the mediastinum through a neck incision and taking lymph node biopsies: mediastinoscope with light cord, biopsy (cup) forceps, aspirating needles and a few soft-tissue instruments.

Minor Orthopedic (Hand / Small Bone) Tray

35 instruments

Cutting & Dissecting 9Grasping & Holding 7Retracting & Exposing 6

A fine soft-tissue and small-bone tray for hand, wrist, foot and other small-bone cases: delicate forceps and scissors, small rongeurs and bone cutters, small osteotomes and tendon passers.

Myringotomy Tray

5 instruments

Grasping & Holding 2Cutting & Dissecting 1Specialty 1

A small ear tray for incising the eardrum and placing ventilation (PE) tubes under the microscope: aural specula, myringotomy knife, alligator forceps, fine suctions and ear curettes.

Nasal / Sinus (Basic Nasal) Tray

20 instruments

Cutting & Dissecting 9Retracting & Exposing 5Grasping & Holding 4

The nose tray for septoplasty, turbinate, polyp and other intranasal work: nasal specula, septal knives and elevators, bayonet and nasal cutting forceps, rasps, saws, chisels and osteotomes.

Open Heart (Cardiac) Tray

41 instruments

Clamping & Occluding 14Cutting & Dissecting 11Grasping & Holding 9

The basic cardiac tray for sternotomy and most open-heart operations (bypass, valves): sternal retractor and sternal tools, many fine hemostats, vascular clamps (Satinsky, DeBakey, Crawford), tubing clamps, bulldogs and vascular needle holders. Coronary and valve add-ons are opened as needed.

Peripheral Vascular Tray

24 instruments

Clamping & Occluding 7Grasping & Holding 6Retracting & Exposing 5

The vascular tray for arteries and veins of the neck and limbs (carotid, femoral, bypass, embolectomy): fine forceps and Potts scissors, bulldog and DeBakey vascular clamps, Ryder and Castroviejo needle holders and small retractors.

Small Fragment Set

4 instruments

Specialty 2Grasping & Holding 1Cutting & Dissecting 1

The plate-and-screw set for fixing fractures of small bones (forearm, ankle, clavicle and similar): one tray of instruments and one of plates and screws.

Thoracotomy Tray

11 instruments

Cutting & Dissecting 6Clamping & Occluding 2Grasping & Holding 2

Chest-opening instruments added to the major (and long) tray: rib spreader, rib elevators and raspatories, rib shears and approximator, lung-grasping clamps and long dissecting instruments.

Thyroid Tray

8 instruments

Retracting & Exposing 3Clamping & Occluding 3Grasping & Holding 2

Fine neck-dissection instruments for thyroid and parathyroid surgery: small retractors (Lahey, Green, Senn), fine hemostats and right angles, thyroid tenacula and fine forceps.

Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (T&A) Tray

15 instruments

Cutting & Dissecting 6Retracting & Exposing 5Grasping & Holding 3

The tray for removing tonsils and adenoids through the mouth: mouth gags with tongue blades, tonsil clamps and seizing forceps, pillar dissector, tonsil snare and knife, adenoid curettes, punch and adenotomes.

Tracheostomy Tray

14 instruments

Cutting & Dissecting 4Clamping & Occluding 3Retracting & Exposing 2

A short soft-tissue tray with tracheal hooks, a tracheal dilator and tracheostomy tubes for opening the trachea through the front of the neck.

Vaginal Hysterectomy (Major Vaginal) Tray

17 instruments

Grasping & Holding 6Cutting & Dissecting 4Clamping & Occluding 4

The long, heavy vaginal set for vaginal hysterectomy and repairs: weighted speculum and vaginal retractors, Heaney hysterectomy clamps, tenacula and long needle holders.

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