Instruments Care and Handling A retractor is a surgical instrument that is used to hold back underlying organs and tissues, so that body parts under the incision may be accessed without any fear of damage to the organs lying at…

 Instruments Care and Handling Medical Tools Instruments last for years with proper care and handling. Please use these guidelines for all stainless steel instruments. Brand new instruments should be cleaned prior to first sterilization. Contaminated instruments should be processed as…

How Instruments are made resistant to rusting and reacting with acidic elements during the operation.  “The removal of exogenous iron or iron compounds from the surface of stainless steel by means of a chemical dissolution, most typically by a treatment…