Week 6 Instruments

Question	Answer
Aspirating Anesthetic Syringe	To administer a local anesthetic, has a harpoon.
Short Needle	To administer anesthetic by infiltration injection on maxillary arch. 1 inch long, various gauges.
Long Needle	To administer anesthetic by block injection on mandibular arch. 1 5/8 inches long. Various gauges available.
Recapping Device	To hold needle sheath for one-hand recapping after injection.
Anesthetic Cartridge	To hold liquid anesthetic for local injection in the oral cavity. Glass cartridge also known as carpule.
Cartridge Blister Pack	Holds anesthetic carpules. The carpules are dispensed as needed through a paper backing.
Thumb Ring on Anesthetic Syringe	Allows the operator to firmly hold the syringe and aspirate during the injection.
Image: Syringe (binary/octet-stream)	Aspirating Anesthetic Syringe
Image: Shortneedle (binary/octet-stream)	Short Needle (blue one)
Image: Shortneedle (binary/octet-stream)	Long Needle (yellow one)
Image: Recapping (binary/octet-stream)	Recapping Device (there is many different recapping devices, just need to know what its for and how to use)
Image: Cartridge (binary/octet-stream)	Anesthetic Cartridge
Image: Blisterpack (binary/octet-stream)	Cartridge Blister Pack (it is a pack of anesthetic cartridges, held tightly to avoid glass breaking)
Image: Syringe (binary/octet-stream)	Thumb Ring on Anesthetic Syringe (round part)

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	Created by Stefani Rojas Covarrubias 11 months ago