{"id":1156,"date":"2020-06-16T19:35:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T19:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.surgicalholdings.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1156"},"modified":"2023-08-09T14:57:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T14:57:47","slug":"instruments-101-opening-and-closing-tissue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surgicalholdings.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/06\/instruments-101-opening-and-closing-tissue\/","title":{"rendered":"Instruments 101: opening and closing tissue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to our new &#8220;Instruments 101&#8221; blog series.  Every month we will post some educational information about our products.  Great to share with junior colleagues or those who work with theatres but not necessarily in a surgical capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So without further ado, let&#8217;s look at some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surgicalholdings.co.uk\/\">surgical tools<\/a> that clinicians use to perform surgery: opening tissue and closing again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Opening \/ Cutting Tissu<\/strong>e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mechanical cutting instruments like simple blades and scissors can be used, or technology such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surgicalholdings.co.uk\/electrosurgery\/\">diathermy (monopolar or bipolar)<\/a> or ultrasound can also be appropriate.  Often surgeons have to cut through many layers of tissue, and different devices may be appropriate for each layer.&nbsp; As the device becomes more complex it will become more expensive and inevitably more difficult to clean. These instruments often have sharp edges so need to be handled carefully. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scalpels are often used for cutting as well, and these usually consist of a handle and a single-use blade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surgicalholdings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GROUP-1WHITE-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Nero Scissors\" class=\"wp-image-1161 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surgicalholdings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GROUP-1WHITE-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.surgicalholdings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GROUP-1WHITE-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.surgicalholdings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GROUP-1WHITE-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.surgicalholdings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GROUP-1WHITE-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.surgicalholdings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GROUP-1WHITE-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.surgicalholdings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GROUP-1WHITE-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">There are lots of types of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surgicalholdings.co.uk\/scissors.html\">surgical scissors<\/a> \u2013 with different handle lengths, styles and sizes.&nbsp; There are curved or straight ends, and each style will work best for different procedures or stages in operations. These are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surgicalholdings.co.uk\/general\/nero-smooth-cut-scissors\/\">Nero<\/a> scissors &#8211; they have a special ceramic coating to increase durability, life-cycle cost, anti-glare, cleaning efficacy and improve performance. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Some cutting instruments look more like probes than sharp devices &#8211; like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surgicalholdings.co.uk\/neurosurgery\/dissector\/rhoton-kit-set-micro-dissector-kit.html\">Rhoton micro dissector set<\/a>.  This is because of the tissue it is intended to dissect &#8211; in the Rhotons&#8217; case this is for neurosurgery, and the brain is very soft and delicate.  Hence a different shape and style is required when compared to muscle for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diathermy uses an electrical current to cut and cauterise tissue.  Good to stop bleeding if it is a vascular area.\u00a0 There are two forms &#8211; monopolar and bipolar.\u00a0 Monopolar uses a single electrode on the instrument, whereas bipolar uses two.\u00a0 There is a machine that creates the current which is connected to the instrument the surgeon uses. There are a variety of diathermy-compatible instruments which are available in different sizes and shapes, suiting a variety of different procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surgicalholdings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bipolar-forceps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surgicalholdings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bipolar-forceps.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.surgicalholdings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bipolar-forceps-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A set of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surgicalholdings.co.uk\/electrosurgery\/bipolar-forceps\/\">bipolar forceps<\/a>, which use electrical current to stop bleeding during surgery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\nis important that the instrument surfaces are kept clean as desiccated tissue\ncan get stuck to them.&nbsp; The coating is\ndelicate too (if this is damaged then more tissue can stick to them, which\nmakes it hard for the surgeon to use.)&nbsp;\nTherefore care must be taken when cleaning, so the non-stick coating is\nnot scratched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Close\nWounds<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A wound is usually closed with either a suture or a staple.\u00a0 Needle holders are used to grasp the needle during suturing, and sutures are available in a variety of materials and sizes.\u00a0 Often there are many layers of tissue to be sutured, so a dissolvable suture may be used subcutaneously (under the skin), and a \u2018standard\u2019 suture at skin level (which would need to be removed by a clinician once the wound has healed.)\u00a0 Stapling is quicker than suturing, however, as reusable staplers are more complicated devices they may be more difficult to clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to organise some staff training, the Surgical Holdings team are here to help!  Please get in touch to find out what&#8217;s available: 01702 602050.&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\nWelcome to our new &#8220;Instruments 101&#8221; blog series.  Every month we will post some educational information about our products.  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