Surgical Instruments
A searchable reference to the instruments found on a functional-urology and genitourinary-reconstruction tray. Common instruments get short entries; the instruments that define reconstructive practice — Turner-Warwick Ryder, Heaney driver, Lone Star retractor, perineal Bookwalter, Ravini lighted speculum, Raz-Pereyra trocar, the gorget — get expanded pages with design rationale, history, and specific use cases.
168 of 168 instruments
| Instrument | Category | Named After |
|---|---|---|
| Turner-Warwick Ryder | Needle Holders | Richard Turner-Warwick |
| Ryder | Needle Holders | — |
| Heaney Needle Driver | Needle Holders | Noble Sproat Heaney |
| Castroviejo | Needle Holders | Ramón Castroviejo |
| Olsen-Hegar | Needle Holders | — |
| Adson | Tissue Forceps | Alfred Washington Adson |
| DeBakey | Tissue Forceps | Michael DeBakey |
| Bonney | Tissue Forceps | Victor Bonney |
| Russian | Tissue Forceps | — |
| Gerald | Tissue Forceps | — |
| Iris | Tissue Forceps | — |
| Ring (Sponge) Forceps | Tissue Forceps | Friedrich Foerster / Hugh Rampley |
| Kittner (Peanut) Dissector | Tissue Forceps | — |
| Singley | Tissue Forceps | — |
| Wangensteen | Tissue Forceps | Owen Wangensteen |
| Allis | Clamps | Oscar Huntington Allis |
| Babcock | Clamps | William Wayne Babcock |
| Kocher | Clamps | Emil Theodor Kocher |
| Kelly | Clamps | Howard Atwood Kelly |
| Péan | Clamps | Jules-Émile Péan |
| Crile | Clamps | George Washington Crile |
| Halsted Mosquito | Clamps | William Stewart Halsted |
| Jacobson | Clamps | Julius H. Jacobson II |
| Schnidt (Tonsil) | Clamps | — |
| Rochester-Péan | Clamps | Jules-Émile Péan / Mayo Clinic Rochester |
| Mixter (Right Angle) | Clamps | Samuel Jason Mixter |
| Gemini (Fine Right Angle) | Clamps | — |
| Electrosurgical Pencil | Cautery & Bipolar | — |
| Bovie Tips | Cautery & Bipolar | — |
| Gerald Bipolar Forceps | Cautery & Bipolar | — |
| LigaSure | Cautery & Bipolar | — |
| Adson-Beckman Retractor | Retractors | — |
| Lone Star Retractor System | Retractors | — |
| Perineal Bookwalter (Jordan) | Retractors | Gerald H. Jordan |
| Heaney Retractor | Retractors | Noble Sproat Heaney |
| Breisky-Navratil Retractor | Retractors | August Breisky / Josef Navratil |
| Auvard Weighted Speculum | Retractors | Pierre Victor Auvard |
| Mouth Retractors (BMG) | Retractors | — |
| Nasal Speculum | Retractors | — |
| Otis Bougie-à-Boule | Sounds & Bougies | Fessenden Nott Otis |
| Van Buren Sound | Sounds & Bougies | William Holme Van Buren |
| Gelman Visualizing Sound (CS7001) | Sounds & Bougies | Joel Gelman |
| Haygrove Sound | Sounds & Bougies | — |
| Gelman RUG Adapter | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | Joel Gelman |
| Gorget (Gourget) | Sounds & Bougies | — |
| Ravini Lighted Speculum | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | — |
| Raz-Pereyra Trocar | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | Shlomo Raz / Armand Pereyra |
| Capio Suture Capturing Device | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | — |
| Anchorsure System | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | — |
| Saffron Fixation System | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | — |
| i-Stitch | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | — |
| Endostitch | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | — |
| Miya Hook | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | Fumio Miya |
| Deschamps Ligature Carrier | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | Joseph Deschamps |
| JNW UrTrac Sheath | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | — |
| RD180 Suturing Device | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | — |
| Ti-Knot (TK) Fastener | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | — |
| Yankauer Suction | Suction | Sidney Yankauer |
| Poole (Pool) Suction | Suction | — |
| Frazier Suction | Suction | Charles Frazier |
| Dermatome — Overview | Graft Harvest | — |
| Zimmer Air Dermatome | Graft Harvest | — |
| Padgett Dermatome | Graft Harvest | Earl Padgett |
| Humby Dermatome | Graft Harvest | John Humby |
| Goulian (Weck) Dermatome | Graft Harvest | — |
| Drum Dermatome (Padgett-Hood) | Graft Harvest | Earl Padgett / George Hood |
| Skin Mesher | Graft Harvest | — |
| Rongeur | Bone Instruments | — |
| Pituitary Rongeur | Bone Instruments | — |
| Periosteal Elevator | Bone Instruments | — |
| Air Drill | Bone Instruments | — |
| Osteotome and Mallet | Bone Instruments | — |
| GIA Stapler (tissue) | Staplers | — |
| Endo-GIA Vascular | Staplers | — |
| TA / Endo-TA Stapler | Staplers | — |
| Robotic Stapler (da Vinci) | Staplers | — |
| Mayo Scissors | Scissors | William J. & Charles H. Mayo |
| Metzenbaum Scissors | Scissors | Myron Firth Metzenbaum |
| Iris Scissors | Scissors | — |
| Tenotomy (Stevens) | Scissors | — |
| Jorgensen Scissors | Scissors | — |
| Wilson Backward-Cutting Scissors | Scissors | Steven K. Wilson (Freeman-Kaye / Gourney pattern) |
| Potts Scissors | Scissors | Willis J. Potts |
| Scalpel Handles | Scissors | Bard-Parker |
| Scalpel Blades | Scissors | Mathilde Schott (1890 detachable-blade patent) |
| Mayo-Hegar | Needle Holders | Charles H. Mayo / Alfred Hegar |
| Lahey Tissue Forceps | Tissue Forceps | Frank Howard Lahey |
| Heaney Clamp | Clamps | Noble Sproat Heaney |
| Masterson Pedicle Clamp | Clamps | John G. Masterson |
| Backhaus Towel Clip | Clamps | Kurt Backhaus |
| Sims Retractor | Retractors | James Marion Sims |
| Deaver Retractor | Retractors | John Blair Deaver |
| Richardson Retractor | Retractors | Maurice Howe Richardson |
| Army-Navy Retractor | Retractors | US Army / Navy Medical Corps |
| Langenbeck Retractor | Retractors | Bernhard von Langenbeck |
| S Retractor | Retractors | — |
| Senn Retractor | Retractors | Nicholas Senn |
| Volkmann (Rake) Retractor | Retractors | Richard von Volkmann |
| Malleable (Ribbon) Retractor | Retractors | — |
| Skin Hooks | Retractors | Joseph / Guthrie / Gillies family |
| Weitlaner Retractor | Retractors | Franz Weitlaner |
| Gelpi Retractor | Retractors | — |
| Balfour Retractor | Retractors | Donald Church Balfour |
| Collins Retractor | Retractors | — |
| O-Ring / Plastic Sheath Wound Retractor (Alexis, Mobius, O Trac) | Retractors | — |
| Viscera Retainer (FISH / Glassman) | Retractors | — |
| Omni-Tract Retractor | Retractors | — |
| Turner-Warwick Retractor | Retractors | Richard Turner-Warwick |
| Bookwalter Retractor | Retractors | John R. Bookwalter |
| Denis Browne Ring Retractor | Retractors | Sir Denis John Wolko Browne |
| Thompson Retractor | Retractors | — |
| Graves Speculum | Retractors | William P. Graves |
| Pederson Speculum | Retractors | — |
| Lighted Retractors | Retractors | — |
| Hegar Dilators | Sounds & Bougies | Alfred Hegar |
| Dittel Sound | Sounds & Bougies | Leopold Ritter von Dittel |
| S-Shaped Coaxial Dilators | Sounds & Bougies | Herschorn / Carrington |
| Filiforms & Followers | Sounds & Bougies | — |
| Otis Urethrotome | Sounds & Bougies | Fessenden Nott Otis |
| Sachse Urethrotome | Sounds & Bougies | Hans Sachse (1973) |
| Cavernotomes | Sounds & Bougies | Carrión-Rossello / Mooreville-Wilson (Uramix) |
| Guidewires | Sounds & Bougies | — |
| Balloon Dilator (Urethral / Ureteral) | Sounds & Bougies | — |
| Stamey Needle | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | Thomas A. Stamey |
| Lowsley Retractor | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | Oswald Swinney Lowsley |
| Crawford Fascial Stripper | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | J. Stewart Crawford |
| Midurethral Sling Trocars (TVT / TOT) | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | — |
| Sacrocolpopexy Tacker | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | — |
| Single-Tooth Tenaculum | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | — |
| Jacobs Tenaculum | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | — |
| Uterine Manipulators (RUMI / Koh / VCare / Hohl / Clermont-Ferrand / myoma screw) | Urethral & Pelvic Specialty | — |
| Foley Catheter | Catheters & Drains | Frederic Foley |
| Coudé-Tip Catheter | Catheters & Drains | — |
| Council-Tip Catheter | Catheters & Drains | — |
| Suprapubic Catheter (Stamey / Bonanno) | Catheters & Drains | Thomas Stamey / Sebastian Bonanno |
| Three-Way Irrigation Catheter | Catheters & Drains | — |
| Double-J / JJ Ureteral Stent | Catheters & Drains | Finney (1978) |
| Open-Ended Ureteral Catheters | Catheters & Drains | — |
| Ureteral Access Sheath (UAS) | Catheters & Drains | — |
| Nephrostomy Tube | Catheters & Drains | — |
| Penrose Drain | Catheters & Drains | Charles Penrose |
| Vessel Loops | Catheters & Drains | — |
| Cystoscope (Rigid) | Endoscopy | — |
| Cystoscope (Flexible) | Endoscopy | — |
| Ureteroscope (Semi-Rigid) | Endoscopy | Dretler / Cho (1989) |
| Ureteroscope (Flexible) | Endoscopy | — |
| Resectoscope | Endoscopy | — |
| Resection Loop | Endoscopy | — |
| Vaporization Electrode | Endoscopy | — |
| Collins Knife | Endoscopy | — |
| Maryland Bipolar Forceps (da Vinci) | Laparoscopic & Robotic | — |
| Fenestrated Bipolar Forceps (da Vinci) | Laparoscopic & Robotic | — |
| Force Bipolar Forceps (da Vinci) | Laparoscopic & Robotic | — |
| Monopolar Curved Scissors (da Vinci) | Laparoscopic & Robotic | — |
| Monopolar Cautery Hook (da Vinci) | Laparoscopic & Robotic | — |
| Vessel Sealers (da Vinci) | Laparoscopic & Robotic | — |
| Harmonic ACE Ultrasonic Shears (da Vinci) | Laparoscopic & Robotic | — |
| ProGrasp Forceps (da Vinci) | Laparoscopic & Robotic | — |
| Cadiere Forceps (da Vinci) | Laparoscopic & Robotic | Guy-Bernard Cadière |
| Tip-Up Fenestrated Grasper (da Vinci) | Laparoscopic & Robotic | — |
| Needle Drivers (da Vinci) | Laparoscopic & Robotic | — |
| Hem-o-lok Clip Applier | Laparoscopic & Robotic | — |
| Toomey Syringe (60 mL) | Suction | David Toomey |
| Ellik Evacuator | Suction | Milo Ellik |
| Probe & Grooved Director | Miscellaneous | — |
| Bladder Scanner | Miscellaneous | — |
| Laparotomy Pads | Miscellaneous | — |
| Ray-Tec Sponges (4×4) | Miscellaneous | — |
Historical Notes
Many of these instruments carry the names of defining figures in reconstructive urology and pelvic surgery — Richard Turner-Warwick, Noble Sproat Heaney, Gerald H. Jordan, Shlomo Raz, Armand Pereyra, Fessenden Nott Otis, Oscar Huntington Allis, William Wayne Babcock, Emil Theodor Kocher, Owen Wangensteen, August Breisky, Michael DeBakey, Ramón Castroviejo, and Leonard Malis. Their contributions live on in the daily work of the reconstructive tray.
See also: Needles, Sutures, Surgical Ergonomics, Robotics.