Introduction
The following instruments and materials are included in the suggested office surgery tray: ‚
- No. 15 scalpel blade
- Skin preparation materials and gauze or swabs to apply them (see Appendix E)
- Scalpel blade with handle
- Webster needle holder
- Metzenbaum tissue scissors
- Straight iris scissors
- Adson forceps with teeth
- Adson forceps without teeth
- Two mosquito hemostats
- Two inches of 4- ƒ — 4-inch gauze
- Fenestrated disposable drape
- Needle (21 gauge, 1 inch long, bent into a skin hook)
These materials are dropped onto a sterile disposable drape laid across a metal stand. Anesthetic is applied with nonsterile gloves and a syringe that is not placed on the tray. Sterile gloves are then applied away from this sterile tray. Added to the tray are sterile suture materials (e.g., 4-0 nylon suture) that are required for the particular procedure. ‚
Gloves, materials, and instruments can be ordered from the following sources: ‚
- 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/.