What surgical instruments are used during a heart transplant?

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2026-07-08 12:10

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  • Graspers, such as forceps
  • Clamps and occluders for blood vessels and other organs
  • Retractors, used to spread open skin, ribs and other tissue
  • Distractors, positioners and stereotactic devices
  • Mechanical cutters (scalpels, lancets, drill bits, rasps, trocars, Ligasure, etc.)
  • Dilators and specula, for access to narrow passages or incisions
  • Suction tips and tubes, for removal of bodily fluids
  • Sealing devices, such as surgical staplers
  • Irrigation and injection needles, tips and tubes, for introducing fluid
  • Tyndallers, to help "wedge" open damaged tissues in the brain.
  • Powered devices, such as drills, dermatomes
  • Scopes and probes, including fiber optic endoscopes and tactile probes
  • Carriers and appliers for optical, electronic and mechanical devices
  • Ultrasound tissue disruptors, cryotomes and cutting laser guides
  • Measurement devices, such as rulers and calipers

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