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Instruments and Materials in the Office Surgery Tray

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/.