OBG Instruments List with Functions – Complete Nursing & Medical Guide

OBG Instruments List with Functions – Complete Nursing & Medical Guide

• Speculum – Used to visualize the vaginal canal and cervix.

• Cusco’s Speculum – Self-retaining vaginal speculum for pelvic examination.

• Sims’ Speculum – Used to retract the vaginal wall for examination.

• Uterine Sound – To measure the depth and direction of the uterine cavity.

• Tenaculum – To grasp and hold the cervix during procedures.

• Vulsellum – To hold the cervix or uterus firmly.

• Uterine Dilator (Hegar’s) – To dilate the cervical canal gradually.

• Uterine Curette – For scraping the uterine lining in D&C procedures.

• Uterine Forceps (Ovum Forceps) – To remove products of conception.

• Kocher’s Forceps – Used for grasping tissues during gynecological surgery.

• Spencer Wells Forceps – To clamp bleeding vessels.

• Allis Tissue Forceps – To hold fascia and soft tissues.

• Babcock’s Forceps – To hold delicate structures like fallopian tubes.

• Artery Forceps – To clamp blood vessels.

• Doyen’s Retractor – To retract abdominal wall during surgery.

• Langenbeck Retractor – To hold back soft tissues during pelvic surgery.

• Ayre’s Spatula – Used to collect Pap smear samples.

• Sponge Holding Forceps – To hold sponges during perineal cleaning or surgery.

• Simpson’s Obstetric Forceps – Used in assisted vaginal delivery.

• Kielland’s Forceps – For rotational delivery of the fetus.

• Vacuum Extractor (Ventouse) – Used to assist in childbirth by suction.

• Episiotomy Scissors – For making episiotomy incisions.

• Cord Clamp – To clamp the umbilical cord after delivery.

• Amniotomy Hook – To rupture membranes artificially.

• Uterine Packing Forceps – To insert gauze packs in uterine cavity.

• Leech Wilkinson’s Cannula – For hysterosalpingography (HSG) dye test.

• Hysteroscope – For direct visualization of uterine cavity.

• Laparoscope – For diagnostic and operative laparoscopy.

• Colposcope – For magnified visualization of cervix.

• Myoma Screw – To hold fibroids during myomectomy.

• Cervical Dilator (Pratt’s) – To dilate cervix for surgical procedures.

• D&C Set – Complete set of instruments for dilatation and curettage.

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