Know every surgical instrument before it's handed to you.
3,300+ surgical instruments with real photos: what each is called, what it's for, the lengths it comes in and the trays it's kept on.
Curved Hemostats5½, 6¼, 7½ in - instruments
- 3,300+
- setups they're laid out on
- 360+
- manufacturers, opened up
- 35
- in 3D, more every week
- 24
Start with what you know.
The job it does, the case you're scrubbing, or the tray in front of you. Each one leads to the same card.
By what it does
12 classes, from retracting to suctioning. Learn the job and the names follow.
Browse the classes
By the case
Pick a procedure and see every instrument on its back table. The Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple) setup has 70.
360+ setups Triathlon Knee System28 TN-ADVANCED Tibial Nailing System25 da Vinci Xi Surgical System17By the tray or maker Pro
What's on each tray, and what comes in each maker's set.
35 manufacturers, 31 traysEverything you'd want to know at the table.
Every Official card is written to the same list. Look any instrument up free; Pro opens the half that makes you good at it.
- Every name it goes by FreeThe name your preceptor uses finds it.
- Photos, and 3D at every length Free 3DReal instruments, and a model you can turn over.
- The facts FreeIts class, the lengths it's made in, how many trays and setups use it.
- What it's for, and its sizes FreeThe primary uses and the patterns it comes in.
- Cautions and the study notes ProWhere it bites, how to inspect it, care and reprocessing, how to pass it.
- Where it's kept, and every setup it's on ProIts trays, its maker's system, and the cases it's laid out for.
Photo 3D 3Clamping & OccludingClass 5½–7½ inLengths 9Trays 311Setups 4 Primary usesControls bleeding vessels prior to cautery/ligation. Also assists in blunt dissection.5 Caution Insights Inspection & testing Care & reprocessing Passing technique6 Where it's kept 311 setups it's onMade by surgical techs, for everyone who handles them.
Students
Learn the names, the classes and the look-alikes before clinicals.
CSTTS-CSurgical techs
Check a size, a tray or a passing technique in the moment.
CSTTS-CSterile processing
Inspection, testing and care for every instrument you assemble.
CRCSTCSPDTFirst assistants
Instruments by procedure, by maker and by system.
CSFAEducators
One library for the whole program, and progress you can see.
Look it up free. Learn it with Pro.
| On every card | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Photos, and every name it goes by | Yes | Yes |
| What it is, what it's for, the lengths it comes in | Yes | Yes |
| Today's five instrument questions | Yes | Yes |
| Turn it in 3D | — | Yes |
| Cautions, inspection and testing, care, passing technique | — | Yes |
| The trays it's on and the system it comes in | — | Yes |
| Every setup it's laid out on | — | Yes |
| Flashcards, practice tests and timed exams | — | Yes |
Every instrument does one of 12 jobs.
AccessoryHand instruments with a clear job that no other class covers: mallets, rulers, calipers, depth gauges, screwdrivers, drill guides, implant inserters and trials.376 Clamping & OccludingClamps and hemostats that close off vessels and hold tissue: the Crile, Kelly, Kocher, mosquito and right angle.194 Cutting & DissectingScissors, knife handles and dissectors that cut and separate tissue: the Metzenbaum, the Mayo and the #3 knife handle.713
Grasping & HoldingForceps and clamps that hold tissue, needles and sponges: the Allis, Babcock, Adson and DeBakey.662
RetractingRetractors and hooks that hold tissue back so the surgeon can see: the Army-Navy, Richardson, Deaver and Weitlaner.721
Suctioning & AspiratingSuction tips, tubes and aspirating cannulas that keep the field clear: the Yankauer, Frazier and Poole.114
SuturingNeedle holders, staplers and clip appliers for closing: the Mayo-Hegar, Ryder and Castroviejo.101
EquipmentThe machines, consoles and positioning gear in the room: the electrosurgical unit, suction, warming units, the C-arm, stirrups and the tourniquet.125
SuppliesThe single-use items pulled for a case: the Foley catheter, drains, tubing, specimen bags, bone wax and hemostatic agents.240
DilatingDilators, bougies and sounds that stretch a narrow opening one size at a time: the Hegar, Pratt and Van Buren.26
ProbingProbes, seekers and sounds that explore a tract or measure a depth: the fistula probe, the lacrimal probe and the uterine sound.38
ViewingScopes that let the team see inside, with their sheaths, light cords and cameras: the laparoscope, the cystoscope and the hysteroscope.32Everything, A to ZEvery Official instrument in one list.3,342Surgical instruments, answered.
How many surgical instruments are there?
Thousands, across every specialty. This library has 3,342 Official instruments, and unlike a textbook it is never finished: instruments, photos and lengths are added all the time.
Which instruments should a surgical tech learn first?
The basic set that turns up on almost every general case: clamps like the Crile and Kelly, scissors like the Metzenbaum and Mayo, forceps, retractors and needle holders. The 54 basics, with pictures, names and uses.
What's on a surgical instrument tray?
A tray is the set packed for a kind of case, from a basic minor procedures tray to an open heart tray. The names of the 35 trays here are free; the instruments on each one are part of Pro.
Why isn't every instrument in 3D?
3D is new. We're building the models one at a time, the most used first: 24 so far, more every week.
Is it free?
Looking up any instrument is free: its photos, its names, what it's for and its lengths. Pro adds 3D, the cautions and study notes, where it's kept, every setup it's on, and practice for the CST, TS-C, CRCST, CSPDT and CSFA.
Know them cold, not just by name.
Pro opens 3D, the cautions and study notes, where every instrument is kept, and the practice that gets you exam-ready.
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