What is a retractor and what is its purpose?
Retractors are used to hold an incision or wound open while a surgeon works. The retractor could also be used to hold tissues or organs out of the way during a surgery. Self-retaining retractors allow hands free operation during a surgery.
What are hand held retractors?
Retractors are used to hold an incision or wound open while a surgeon works. The retractor could also be used to hold tissues or organs out of the way during a surgery. Hand retractors are retractors which must be held by an assistant, a robot or the surgeon during a procedure.
What is a lip retractor?
The lip retractor is designed to hold the lip out of the way providing better accesses to the oral cavity during dentistry. The tip of the instrument is plastic coated to minimize trauma to the lip. The retractor locks in different positions making it suitable for all sizes of animals.
What does a retractor look like?
The broad term retractor typically describes a simple steel tool possessing a curved, hooked, or angled blade, which when in place helps to maintain the desired position of a given region of tissue during surgery. These simple retractors may be handheld, clamped in place, or suspended at the end of a robotic arm.
Which of the following retractors is double-ended?
Description: The Mathieu retractor is a double-ended handheld retractor. One end has three sharp or blunt curved prongs, and the other end is a flat, laterally bent narrow strip.
What are Gelpi retractors used for?
Deep Gelpi Retractors are used for holding back organs and tissues while accessing areas below an incision during lumbar spine procedures. The long shanks of the Deep Gelpi Retractor increase access in deep incisions. A locking mechanism allows the retractor to remain in place.
What is liquid dam?
A liquid dam is a flowable, light cured material that is often used to isolate teeth and tissue. You simply place it like flowable resin directly where you need it and cure it. Best of all, it stays soft and flexible and is easily removed after you are done.
What is Deaver?
A Deaver retractor is usually held in place by a surgical assistant. A Deaver retractor is a surgical instrument used to hold the edges of an abdominal or chest incision open so that the surgeon is able to reach the underlying organs. It is a thin, flat instrument with curved ends.