Mayo Stand
Mayo Tray Stand · Mayo Instrument Stand · Mayo Table · Mayo
A stainless steel instrument stand with a flat removable tray on top, held over one open end by one or two posts on a wheeled U-shaped base. A foot pedal unlocks the post so the height can be changed.
On the table
What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Holds the instruments and supplies the scrub will use most during the case, right over the patient, so the scrub can stand behind it facing the field and pass quickly. Some setups call for a second Mayo standMAY-oh standA small tray on an adjustable stand placed over or beside the patient during surgery to hold the instruments used most often.Full entry , for example for the perinealper-ih-NEE-ulHaving to do with the perineum, the area between the genitals and the anus.Full entry phase of a low anterior resectionrih-SEK-shunSurgery to remove part of an organ or tissue.re- back, againsect to cut-ion processFull entry or for a separate set of instruments. It can also hold a mouth gag in tonsilTON-sulOne of the masses of lymph tissue at the back of the throat that help fight germs entering the mouth and nose.Full entry cases or support an arm.
Lengths and variants
One maker sells standard (about 12-5/8 x 19-1/8 inches), large (16-1/4 x 21-1/4 inches) and jumbo (20 x 25 inches) trays, with height adjusting from 36 to 62 inches. Single-post and double-post models; magnetic resonance imagingmag-NET-ik REZ-uh-nunts IM-uh-jingAn imaging test that uses a strong magnet and radio waves to make detailed pictures of the inside of the body.Full entry -safe models exist.
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- AST. Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. 4th ed. p. 381
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. p. 98 (Fig. 4.25), p. 191
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 18, p. 377
- p. 946
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 6th ed. Chapter 4 (Fig. 4-6)
- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. p. 21 to 22
- alimed.com
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