Introduction
The following instruments and materials are included in the standard gynecologic tray: ‚
- Gloves
- Graves metal speculum
- Tenaculum
- Uterine sound
- Ring or sponge forceps
- Basin with cotton balls and povidone-iodine
- Scalpel or scissors if needed
- Cervical dilators if needed
These items should be sterile for most procedures, except for removal of cervical polyps and treatment of Bartholin gland abscesses. ‚
The instruments can be ordered from the following sources: ‚
- Wallach Surgical Devices, Inc., Orange, CT. Phone: 1-800-243-2463; Web site: http://www.wallachsurgical.com.
- CooperSurgical, Trumbull, CT. Phone: 1-800-645-3760; Web site: http://www.coopersurgical.com.
- Delasco, Council Bluffs, IA. Web site: http://www.delasco.com.
- Robbins Instruments, Chatham, NJ. Web site: http://www.robbinsinstruments.com.
- Sklar Instruments, West Chester, PA. Web site: http://www.sklarcorp.com.
- Surgical911.com, Old Saybrook, CT. Web site: http://www.surgical911.com
- Allegro Medical Supplies. Phone: 1-800-861-3211. Web site: http://www.allegromedical.com.
- VaxServe Scranton, PA. Phone: 1-800-752-9338. Web site: http://www1.vaxserve.com/.