Surgical Technologists

Tools and Technology

Tools Include:

• Instrument tables for surgical or obstetrical delivery use or accessories or related products (Adjustable height instrument tables)
• Surgical pneumatic or battery or electric saws or drills or pin drivers or accessories (Air driver drills)
• Gas anesthesia apparatus (Anesthesia machines)
• Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment or accessories or related products (Argon beam coagulators)
• Steam autoclaves or sterilizers (Autoclaves)
• Blood recovery and delivery systems (Autologous blood recovery systems)
• Autotransfusion units (Autotransfusion systems)
• Intravenous or arterial infusion fluid warmers (Blood/fluid warmers)
• Surgical lasers or accessories (Carbon dioxide CO2 lasers)
• Operating room patient positioning devices or accessories (Cardiac leg wedges)
• Surgical suction machines or vacuum extractors or ultrasonic surgical aspirators or regulators or accessories (Cavitrons)
• Autotransfusion units (Cell savers)
• Central venous catheters
• Pleural cavity drainage unit or accessories (Chest drains)
• Surgical or endoscopic catheters or catheterization kits or drainage bags (Cholangiocath catheters)
• Surgical suction machines or vacuum extractors or ultrasonic surgical aspirators or regulators or accessories (Continuous suction machines)
• Heart and lung machines or accessories (Coronary bypass pumps)
• Surgical pneumatic or battery or electric saws or drills or pin drivers or accessories (Craniotome drills)
• Cryosurgery equipment or accessories (Cryo units)
• Cryosurgery equipment or accessories (Cryo-ophthalmic units)
• Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles (Defibrillators)
• Surgical dermatomes or dermabraders or dermameshers or accessories (Dermatome blades)
• Surgical dermatomes or dermabraders or dermameshers or accessories (Dermatomes)
• Desktop computers
• Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment or accessories or related products (Digital electrosurgical units)
• Medical imaging dry laser printers or imagers (Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine DICOM diagnostic medical printers)
• Cardiac ultrasound or doppler or echo units or cardioscopes (Doppler ultrasound equipment)
• Surgical drains or sets or accessories (Drains)
• Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment or accessories or related products (Electrocautery equipment)
• Electronic blood pressure units (Electronic blood pressure cuffs)
• Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment or accessories or related products (Electrosurgical grounding pads)
• Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment or accessories or related products (Electrosurgical monitors)
• Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment or accessories or related products (Electrosurgical units)
• Endoscopic video cameras or recorders or adapters or accessories (Endoscopic camera/video systems)
• Vein harvest systems (Endoscopic vein harvesting equipment)
• Endoscopic equipment or procedure carts or accessories (Endoscopy equipment)
• Chemical or gas sterilizers (Ethylene oxide sterilizers)
• Surgical lasers or accessories (Eye lasers)
• Eyemagnets for ophthalmic surgery (Eye magnets)
• Medical exam headlights or headlamps or accessories (Fiber optic luminators)
• Steam autoclaves or sterilizers (Flash autoclaves)
• Medical cine fluoroscopy equipment (Fluoroscopy equipment)
• Surgical suction machines or vacuum extractors or ultrasonic surgical aspirators or regulators or accessories (Foot-operated suction units)
• Operating room patient fracture tables or orthopedic tables or accessories or related products (Fracture tables)
• Endoscopic clamps or dissectors or graspers or forceps or ligators (Graspers)
• Staplers for internal use (Hemorrhoidal circular staplers)
• Therapeutic heating or cooling units or systems (Hyper/hypothermia units)
• Surgical instrument holders or positioners (Instrument positioning equipment)
• Instrument tables for surgical or obstetrical delivery use or accessories or related products (Instrument tables)
• Oxygen insufflator or its accessories (Insufflators)
• Cardiovascular or thoracic retractors (Internal mammary artery IMA retractors)
• Staplers for internal use (Intestinal stapling devices)
• Staplers for internal use (Intraluminal staplers)
• Surgical elevators or levers (Kleinert-Kutz elevators)
• Specimen collectors (Lab specimen containers)
• Laparoscopes or laparoscopic telescopes (Laparoscopes)
• Staplers for internal use (Linear staplers)
• Surgical lithotripters or accessories (Lithotripters)
• Surgical microscopes or loops or magnifiers or accessories (Loupes)
• Mercury blood pressure units (Manual blood pressure units)
• Surgical controller instruments (Master control units or manipulators)
• Lap mayo trays or mayo stands for surgical use or accessories (Mayo stands)
• Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS (Medical image database systems)
• Medical imaging dry laser printers or imagers (Medical imagining laser printers)
• Surgical microscopes or loops or magnifiers or accessories (Microscopes)
• Surgical pneumatic or battery or electric saws or drills or pin drivers or accessories (Minidriver drills)
• Instrument tables for surgical or obstetrical delivery use or accessories or related products (Motorized lift tables)
• Surgical needle holders for general use (Needle holders)
• Surgical lasers or accessories (Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG lasers)
• Surgical nerve stimulators or accessories (Nerve stimulators)
• Surgical pneumatic or battery or electric saws or drills or pin drivers or accessories (Neurotome drills)
• Notebook computers
• Surgical suction machines or vacuum extractors or ultrasonic surgical aspirators or regulators or accessories (Ohio suction units)
• Operating room patient fracture tables or orthopedic tables or accessories or related products (Orthopedic arm boards with drains)
• Surgical pneumatic or battery or electric saws or drills or pin drivers or accessories (Orthopedic drills)
• Personal computers
• Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers (Personal digital assistants PDA)
• Surgical pneumatic or electric tourniquets or accessories (Pneumatic tourniquets)
• Surgical suction machines or vacuum extractors or ultrasonic surgical aspirators or regulators or accessories (Portable suction units)
• Operating room patient positioning devices or accessories (Positioning equipment)
• Resuscitation kits (Pulmonary resuscitators)
• Surgical controller instruments (Remote manipulation robots)
• Surgical retractors for general use (Retractors)
• Surgical equipment stands or accessories (Ring stands)
• Surgical power equipment sets or accessories (Robotic arms)
• Surgical controller instruments (Robotic manipulators)
• Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines or accessories (Scalpels)
• Staplers for skin closure (Skin staplers)
• Surgical suction machines or vacuum extractors or ultrasonic surgical aspirators or regulators or accessories (Slow suction units)
• Surgical smoke evacuators or accessories (Smoke evacuators)
• Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment or accessories or related products (Spark-gap electrosurgical units)
• Surgical tracheal stents (Stents)
• Chemical or gas sterilizers (Sterad machines)
• Sterilization cabinets (Steri-vac aeration cabinets)
• Surgical pneumatic or battery or electric saws or drills or pin drivers or accessories (Sternal saws)
• Patient stretchers or stretcher accessories (Stretchers)
• Surgical suction machines or vacuum extractors or ultrasonic surgical aspirators or regulators or accessories (Suction machines)
• Surgical suction machines or vacuum extractors or ultrasonic surgical aspirators or regulators or accessories (Surgical aspirators)
• Surgical clamps or clips or forceps or accessories (Surgical clamps)
• Surgical dilators or accessories (Surgical dilators)
• Surgical dissectors
• Surgical drapes
• Surgical pneumatic or battery or electric saws or drills or pin drivers or accessories (Surgical drills)
• Surgical elevators or levers (Surgical elevators)
• Surgical clamps or clips or forceps or accessories (Surgical forceps)
• Surgical lasers or accessories (Surgical lasers)
• Surgical controller instruments (Surgical navigation systems)
• Surgical pneumatic or battery or electric saws or drills or pin drivers or accessories (Surgical pneumatic drills)
• Surgical probes or directors (Surgical probes)
• Surgical retractors for general use (Surgical retractors)
• Surgical power equipment sets or accessories (Surgical robotics equipment)
• Surgical power equipment sets or accessories (Surgical robots)
• Staplers for internal use (Surgical stapling equipment)
• Surgical suction or irrigation tubings or accessories (Surgical tubing or irrigation tubing)
• Suture needles
• Suturing kits or trays or packs or sets (Suturing kits)
• Suturing kits or trays or packs or sets (Suturing needle forceps)
• Medical syringes without needles (Syringes)
• Tablet computers
• Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment or accessories or related products (Thermal cautery units)
• Tourniquets
• Tracheostomy tubes
• Ultrasonic cleaning equipment (Ultrasonic cleaners)
• Surgical vacuum extraction devices or curettes or related products (Vacuum extractors)
• Vascular sequential compression devices or tubing (Venodynes)
• Video cassette players or recorders (Video cassette recorders VCR)
• Surgical power equipment sets or accessories (Voice activated surgical systems)
• Surgical blanket or solution warming cabinets or accessories (Warm air blankets)
• Instrument disinfectant washing equipment (Washer sanitizers)
• Steam autoclaves or sterilizers (Washer sterilizers)
• Wheelchairs
• Medical incision drains (Wound drains)
• Medical x ray units for general diagnostic use (X ray machines)

Technologies Include:

• Data base user interface and query software

• Database software

• Electronic mail software

• Email software

• Graphics or photo imaging software

• Graphics software

• Internet browser software

• Internet browser software

• Medical software

• Electronic medical record EMR software
• Nursing documentation software
• Patient scheduling software
• Patient tracking software
• Supply documentation software
• Surgery workflow communication software

• Word processing software

• Word processing software

The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)