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Surgical probe — manufacturer / publisher reference. Variants may differ.
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Surgical probe — manufacturer / publisher reference. Variants may differ.

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Surgical probe

Suction & exploration

Surgical probe

Surgical probe

THE FIRST VIVA QUESTION

What is its use?

Gently examines the direction or extent of an accessible tract where clinically indicated.

Explore the photo before the answer. Zoom into the jaws, inspect the locking mechanism and compare the available reference views.

01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. Slender rod-like shaft.
  2. Blunt rounded working tip.
  3. Straight or malleable patterns may have an eye or shaped grip.
Don’t confuse it with…

A grooved director includes a channel; a plain probe is not a cutting instrument.

02 / PARTS

Name the parts.

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

  1. Grip
  2. Shaft
  3. Blunt tip
  4. Eye when present
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

01Why should the tip be blunt?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

To reduce unnecessary tissue penetration during appropriate use.

02Should resistance be overcome with force?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

No. Forcing a probe can create a false passage or tissue injury.

Read the references.

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