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Every Official surgical instrument in the library, by class, tray and maker, with real photos, the names the OR uses, what each is for and the lengths it comes in.

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Deep Rake Retractor
Instrument of the day

Deep Rake Retractor

Also called Rake Retractor, Rake

Holds back skin, fat and muscle in deeper incisions. The prong depth is picked to match the depth of the wound.

Class
Retracting & Exposing
Setups
44
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By what it does

Seven classes. Every instrument belongs to one.

Specialty

Instruments made for one specialty or one approach: scopes, dilators, sounds, and the tools of orthopedic, neuro and laparoscopic cases.

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Where it's kept

What's on each tray, and what comes in each maker's set. The names are free; what's on them is Pro.

Know them cold, not just by name.

Pro opens 3D, the cautions and study notes, where every instrument is kept, every setup it's on, and practice for the CST, TS-C, CRCST, CSPDT and CSFA.

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