Sterile Processing Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• clamp:hold tissue, blood vessels, or other structures securely during surgical procedures. temporarily occlude or close off blood vessels. control bleeding. secure tissue. manipulate organs during surgery.
• scissors: surgical instruments used to cut, incise and/or dissect tissue.
• stainless steel: an alloy of steel with chromium and sometimes another element, such as nickel or molybdenum, that is highly resistant to rusting and ordinary corrosion.
• osteotomes: chisel-like instruments used to cut, incise and/or dissect tissue.
• rongeur: surgical instruments used to cut or bite away at bone and tissue.
• forceps: instruments used for grasping, holding firmly or exerting traction upon objects.
• needle holders: surgical instruments designed to drive suture needles to close or rejoin a wound or surgical site.
• retractors: surgical instruments primarily used to move tissues and organs to keep the surgical site exposed throughout surgery.
• cannulas: surgical instruments with a hollow barrel (or lumen) through their center.
• rib spreader: a retractor used to expose the chest.
• suction: surgical instruments used to extract blood and other fluids from a surgical site
• serrations: parallel grooves in the jaws of surgical instruments.
• ratchet: the part of a surgical instrument that "locks" the handles in place.
• box locks: point where the two jaws or blades of an instrument connect and pivot
• jaws: two or more opposable parts that open and close; used for holding or crushing something.
• dissection: the process of cutting apart or separating tissue.