Used primarily for surface suction and some intra-abdominal suction.
Used to remove large amounts of fluid from the surgical field, as well as intra-abdominal suction.
Used primarily in ENT and neurosurgery. Usually angled.
Creates a linear staple line; no cutting function. Used in ligation and anastomosis. May be curved.
Creates a linear cut and immediately staples both free edges. Used in separation and anastomosis.
Performs circular cut and staple. Used in reanastomosis of hollow viscera, e.g., large bowel.
Used in the ligation of vessels, may be metal or absorbable material. Open and lap applicators.
Handheld and shafted implements used to work through trocars. Can perform grasping, retracting, cutting, cauterizing, and other functions.
