IAHCSMM CIS Certification: The Surgical Instrument Manufacturing Process (2022/2023) Rated A

IAHCSMM CIS Certification: The Surgical Instrument Manufacturing Process (2022/2023) Rated A hard steel used for producing sharp cutting edges ✔✔400 series stainless steel scissors, osteotomes, chisels, rongeurs, for ...

IAHCSMM CIS Certification: The Surgical Instrument Manufacturing Process (2022/2023) Rated A hard steel used for producing sharp cutting edges ✔✔400 series stainless steel scissors, osteotomes, chisels, rongeurs, forceps, hemostats, and needle holders ✔✔Instruments produced using 400 series steel: high corrosion resistance ✔✔300 series stainless steel offers _______________ but doesn't offer the hardness properties of 400 series, making it more workable and malleable. retractors, cannulas, rib-spreaders, and suction devices ✔✔Instruments produced using 300 series steel: austenitic stainless steel ✔✔The softer 300 series steel is referred to as _____________. lightweight instruments & non-magnetic ✔✔Titanium is used to produce __________________ that are extremely corrosion resistant and ______________. malleable ✔✔malleable Silver and copper are used because of their ____________ properties. stainless steel ✔✔The most common raw material used to produce surgical instruments is ________________. stain, spot, & rust. ✔✔Stainless steel does ___________, _______, and __________. develop the forging ✔✔The first step of making a surgical instrument from stainless steel raw material is to _____________. stamp of the rough outline // heated bar of stainless steel ✔✔The forging is a __________________ of an instrument and is made from a ________________. Japan, Pakistan, France and Sweden ✔✔Most high quality forging come from mills in Germany, but forgings also come from _____________, _____________, ____________ & _______________. grind and mill ✔✔After the creation of the forging, the next step is to _______________ the forging. presses, lathes, CNC milling machines and drop hammers ✔✔Machines used in an instrument manufacturing environment: 1500 and hardness ✔✔The final heating procedure in instrument manufacturing heats the instrument to ___________ degrees fahrenheit (higher or lower depending on the instrument) and then cooled in a controlled fashion. This is what gives the instrument with its _____________. nitric acid // outside layer // chromium oxide ✔✔nitric acid // outside layer // chromium oxide Passivation uses ______________ to remove all the iron content still found on the _______________ of the instrument. The removal of this iron helps to build a protective outside layer of ______________. acid-based // the company, the part number and the country of origin. ✔✔Etching is an _______________ chemical procedure that employs stencils that apply ______________, ______________, and the ___________________. six weeks ✔✔A typical manufacturing cycle from forging to finished instrument usually takes up to ____________. Malaysia, Hungary, Poland and Pakistan ✔✔Although most surgical grade instruments are made in Germany using German stainless steel, some are now manufactured in _____________, _________, ______________ and _______________. matte or satin ✔✔Most surgical grade instruments are now produced with a ____________ or ___________ finish. disposable or semi-disposable ✔✔Pakistan instruments are manufactured to be __________________ or __________________. shiny ✔✔The majority of Pakistan-made instruments have a ________ finish. rusts ✔✔Pakistan-made instruments using Pakistan-made stainless steel ____________ very quickly. American Iron and Steel Institute has identified various stainless steel formulas and classified them ✔✔AISI American Society of Testing and Materials sets the standard for metal material ✔✔ASTM austenitic and highly corrosion ✔✔A stainless steel that cannot be heat-hardened is ____________. Stainless steel that falls into this category is 300 series stainless steel, which is _____________ resistant. martensitic and nickel ✔✔A stainless steel that can be heat-hardened is ____________. Stainless steel that falls into this category is 400 series stainless steel, which is subject to corrosion due to lack of _______________. a method and scale used to measure the hardness of metals ✔✔Rockwall Scale stainless steel ✔✔_______________ is the most popular used metal in the manufacturing of surgical instruments. It stains and rusts. 304 stainless ✔✔_________________ is used to make bowls and basins. 316 LVM Stainless ✔✔_______________ is used to make implantable devices such as pins, plates and screws. 420 Stainless ✔✔Pakistan-made and disposable quality instruments are made of this type of stainless steel: sterling silver ✔✔_______________________ is used to make probes and tracheostomy tubes. titanium ✔✔____________ is a very strong and non-magnetic, lightweight metal used for microsurgical instruments. This metal is identified by its blue color and is stronger and lighter than stainless steel. tungsten carbide ✔✔________________ is an extremely hard metal used jaws of needle holders and blades of scissors. When it is used, the handle of the instrument will be gold in color.