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Frazier suction tube: Reference view.

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Frazier suction tube

Suction & exploration

Frazier suction tube

Fine suction cannula

THE FIRST VIVA QUESTION

What is its use?

Provides focused suction in a small or deep operative field.

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01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. Narrow metal suction tube, usually angled.
  2. A thumb plate commonly includes a control hole.
  3. A proximal connector attaches to suction tubing.
Don’t confuse it with…

Its narrow tip and thumb-control area distinguish it from a broader Yankauer.

02 / PARTS

Name the parts.

Point to each part on your specimen as you say its name.

  1. Fine tip
  2. Angled tube
  3. Thumb plate
  4. Control hole
  5. Tubing connector
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

01What does the thumb hole do?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

It allows modulation of suction when present on that model.

02How does it differ from a Yankauer?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Frazier has a finer narrow tube for more localised suction.

Read the references.

Use these clinical education and instrument references alongside your department’s practical manual. Photo attribution appears below the image.