General Surgery and Vascular Surgery

Vascular and general surgery instruments are a collective term for a broad category of professional medical supplies used to perform surgical interventions. The presence and completeness of these instruments in the operating room is one of the most important components of the success of the surgical team. The MEDIKA online store offers the most complete range of medical products from leading global brands, which can be ordered with delivery to any point in Ukraine.

Surgical instruments for general and vascular surgery - what is it?

Vascular and general surgery instruments are hand instruments that allow you to make incisions and other manipulations with the patient's soft and bone tissues during operations.

Surgical instruments for general and vascular surgery must have:

• smooth and uniform surface texture, which guarantees the absence of mechanical damage to tissues during work;
• high strength of the connection of all components;
• lightness and smoothness of movement of all moving units and joints;
• resistance to the effects of detergents, disinfectants and high-temperature sterilization.

Modern surgical instruments are made of high-strength carbon steel with a protective chrome or nickel-plated coating, brass or titanium alloys. These materials retain the sharpness of instruments well, are resistant to corrosion, allow achieving the highest quality of processing of living tissues, and do not lose their mechanical properties under repeated exposure to high-temperature sterilization.

Classification of surgical instruments

The main types of instruments for general and vascular surgery are cutting, dilating, hemostatic, piercing and probing devices. These include:

1. hammers and chisels;
2. forceps, clamps, dissectors, clamps;
3. needle holders and scissors;
4. instruments for removing plaster casts;
5. bone forceps, nippers, bone holders;
6. spoons, venexatractor, raspatories, trocars;
7. spatulas, plates, lifters, mirrors, hooks;
8. tweezers and retractors;
9. scalpels, blades, blade handles, knives, probes, saws and others.

In addition, according to the method of use, surgical instruments are divided into reusable and disposable instruments - the latter are subject to mandatory disposal after first use.