IAHCSMM CIS Certification: The Surgical
Instrument Manufacturing Process Exam
hard steel used for producing sharp cutting edges - Answer -400 series stainless steel
scissors, osteotomes, chisels, rongeurs, forceps, hemostats, and needle holders -
Answer -Instruments produced using 400 series steel:
high corrosion resistance - Answer -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 - Answer -Instruments
produced using 300 series steel:
austenitic stainless steel - Answer -The softer 300 series steel is referred to as
_____________.
lightweight instruments & non-magnetic - Answer -Titanium is used to produce
__________________ that are extremely corrosion resistant and ______________.
malleable - Answer -malleable Silver and copper are used because of their
____________ properties.
stainless steel - Answer -The most common raw material used to produce surgical
instruments is ________________.
stain, spot, & rust. - Answer -Stainless steel does ___________, _______, and
__________.
develop the forging - Answer -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 - Answer -The forging is a
__________________ of an instrument and is made from a ________________.
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