SPD - Sterile Processing Department Technician Surgical Instrument Identification Questions and Answers

Question 1

An instrument with a ratcheted handle, ring grips, and sharp, inward-curving, penetrating tips designed to secure surgical drapes to a patient's skin is known as a:

Accepted Answer

Backhaus Towel Clamp

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Allis Clamp

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Kocher Clamp

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Babcock Clamp

Question 2

A surgeon requires a delicate, long-shanked instrument with fine, curved, blunt-tipped blades for dissecting soft tissues deep within a cavity. Which of the following scissors would be the most appropriate choice?

Accepted Answer

Curved Metzenbaum Scissors

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Straight Mayo Scissors

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Lister Bandage Scissors

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Iris Scissors

Question 3

Which of the following instruments is a self-retaining retractor commonly used to hold open a large abdominal incision, often utilizing two lateral blades and a central blade?

Accepted Answer

Balfour Retractor

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Army-Navy Retractor

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Deaver Retractor

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Richardson Retractor

Question 4

During the assembly of a laparoscopic tray, a technician identifies an instrument with a long, insulated shaft, a handle with a port for an electrosurgical cord, and fine, curved jaws. This instrument is primarily used for fine dissection and coagulation. What is its most likely identity?

Accepted Answer

Laparoscopic Maryland Dissector

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Endoscopic Clip Applier

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Laparoscopic Grasper

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Laparoscopic Trocar

Question 5

Which of the following forceps is considered atraumatic and is specifically designed with fenestrated, circular jaws to gently grasp delicate tubular structures like the intestines or fallopian tubes?

Accepted Answer

Babcock Forceps

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Kocher Forceps

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Allis Forceps

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Russian Forceps

Question 6

What is the primary function of a Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder?

Accepted Answer

Holding heavy needles during suturing

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Cutting heavy sutures

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Grasping delicate tissue

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Retracting skin edges