Surgical Instrumentation 2.5 - App Store

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About Surgical Instrumentation

Surgical Instrumentation helps you learn surgical instruments by sight, function, category, and specialty through a clean, modern study experience built around instrument recognition and reference. With 385 instruments...

Surgical Instrumentation helps you learn surgical instruments by sight, function, category, and specialty through a clean, modern study experience built around instrument recognition and reference. With 385 instruments included, the app gives you a large visual study library for building familiarity with instrument names, profiles, and usage across specialties. This app is designed for learners and professionals who want to strengthen instrument knowledge in a practical, visual way - including those in sterile processing, Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) study, and Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) learning. Rather than focusing only on test-style review, Surgical Instrumentation centers on what matters most: recognizing instruments, understanding how they are grouped, and building confidence with real instrument images, flashcards, reference topics, and guided quiz modes. Inside the app, you can: . Browse a library of 385 surgical instruments . Study instruments by image, type, category, and specialty . Open detailed instrument pages with descriptions and learning context . Use flashcards to study one instrument at a time . Build visual recognition with Image Quiz . Practice at your own pace with untimed review mode . Reinforce knowledge with Multiple Choice and True / False . Read helpful reference articles and instrument study topics . Review selected sterile processing and surgical tech support information that connects back to instrument learning Built for visual learning The app is designed to help you move beyond memorizing names alone. Study the instrument image, notice defining features, compare shapes and working ends, and strengthen recall through repeated visual exposure. Great for: . Surgical instrument study . CRCST-related instrument review . CST-related instrument familiarity . Sterile processing support learning . Visual recognition practice . Quick reference and study refreshers Whether you are learning instrument basics, sharpening recognition skills, or reviewing categories and reference content, Surgical Instrumentation gives you a focused way to study instruments in one place.

Version History What’s New in 2.5 • Major redesign with a cleaner, more modern instrument study experience • Browse and study 385 instruments with improved library, detail, and search screens • Updated Flashcards for smoother one-instrument-at-a-time study • Expanded More section with reference articles and supporting study topics • Refreshed Image Quiz, Practice Mode, True / False, and Multiple Choice screens • Improved quiz flow, feedback, scrolling behavior, and readability • General fixes, polish, and performance improvements 2.5 Mar 27 Updaed for IOS 26 • Added 17+ new surgical instruments with photos and detailed descriptions • 100 Questions added to Multiple Choce quiz • 50 Questions added to Right Wrong quiz • Improved search and sorting by specialty for faster instrument lookup • Enhanced flash cards and quiz games for better exam prep (CRCST & CIS) • Bug fixes and performance improvements for smoother navigation • Reset Scores button for selected quiz • Touch and hold score ares to reset all scores and quizzes • Quit button added to each quiz with confirmation prompt 2.0 12/22/2025 Updated to IOS 17 1.8.0 11/06/2023 Updates to IOS 16 1.7.0 01/04/2023 Updated to IOS 15 1.6 02/02/2022 Updated to iOS 14.2 1.4.5 12/02/2020 Added 16 instruments. Kocher Forceps Castanares Face Lift Scissors Bent Hohmann Retractor Hank Uterine Dilator Kleegman Uterine Dilator Dingman Otoabrader Molt Periosteal Vannas Scissors Cushing Tissue Forceps Guyon Catheter Stylet Sauerbruch Rib Rongeur Nylon Head Mallet Rush Awl and Reamer Novak Endocervical Suction Goelet Retractor Diethrich Coronary Artery Scissors 1.4.4 03/08/2020 Updated to IOS 13 Fixed issue where some users are experiencing app crash when using quiz and flash card module. 1.4.3 10/21/2019 Additional 20 instruments added to database. Beyer Bone Rongeur Bowman Lacrimal Probe Carroll Periosteal Ferreira Breast Augmentation Retractor Fomon Saber Back Scissors Jackson Tracheostomy Tube Jako Micro Laryngeal Cup Forceps Jako Micro Laryngeal Grasping Forceps Jako Micro Laryngeal Scissors Jansen Rongeur Killian Septum Specula Landolt Reulen Dissector Landolt Reulen Hook Landolt Reulen Raspatory McCulloch Nerve Root Retractor Papavero Caspar speculum Poole Suction Small Gelpi Retractor Stille Vessel Clamp Weisman Graves Vaginal Speculum 1.4.2 05/30/2019 Updated to IOS 12 Lowered volume in Flash card game. 1.4.1 02/14/2019 Added the following: Desmarres Chalazion Forceps Berke Ptosis Forceps Larsen Tendon Forceps Converse (Green) Eye Fixation Forceps McPherson Iris Bipolar Forceps Desmarres Lid Retractor Helveston Muscle Hook Dean Tonsil Scissors Barraquer Eye Speculum McIntyre Anterior Chamber Cannula Castroviejo Caliper 1.4.0 10/07/2018 Since there are so many instruments available that have multiple uses, we have now made it to where you can sort them into their main categories of uses. Just select the "Specialty" tab and type one of the following: Accessories Cardiothoracic Dermal & Podiatry Ent, Sinus & Plastic General Laparascopic Neuro & Ortho OB & GYN Opthalmology Urology & Rectal 1.3.9 08/01/2018 Fixed scroll lag that some users experienced. Significant size reduction. Performed some Image optimizations. If you have reviewed our application and this update has helped, would you mind revising? It will help out a lot. Thank you for using Surgical Intsrumention. 1.3.8 04/20/2018 Added: Babcock Forceps Beckman Dull Cinelli Osteotome Cobb Elevator Cottle Elevator Fomon Rasp Heaney-Ballentine Curved Joseph Bone Saw Neivert Knife Guide Potts-Smith Dissecting Scissors Rochester-Oschner Curved Rubin Septal Morselizer Suture Wire Cutting Scissors Titanium Debakey Forceps Tyding Tonsil Snare Weitlaner-Wullstein Retractor Wieder Tongue Depressor Upadated Photos: Adson Angled Sharp Retractor Aufricht Glabellar Rasp Chest Tube Passer Duval Lung Forceps Jansen Middleton Septum Lambotte Osteotome Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder Randall Stone Forcep 1.3.7 04/10/2018 You are now able to miss up to 5 questions on the quiz. 1.3.6 03/15/2018 Added Filter Bar which does the following: Search by Type Search by Name Search entire instrument database for a Keyword Screen Adjustments Fixed: On some devices wrong images were shown in the search bar for searched instruments 1.3.2 02/06/2018 We will be adding a close up image to the instruments that have teeth and possibly of instruments that have details that you can’t see from the standard image angle. We will also be adding updated images over time of certain instruments. Bigger Buttons on Flash Card 30 Updated images for the following: Freeman Rake Adson Retractor JulianTungsten Carbide Cooley Peripheral Vascular Clamp Lambert-Kay DeBakey Atraumatic Clamp Adson Tissue Forcep Peers Bertram Towel Forcep Mosquito Forcep Bookwalter Oval Ring Bookwalter Round Ring Segments Bookwalter Straight Ring Segments Bookwalter Horizontal Bar Bookwalter Horizontal Flex Bar Bookwalter Table Post.jpg Gelpi Edson Brown Pennington Lewin Bone Forceps Lane Bone Holding Forceps Purse String Clamp Arthrex Fiberwire Scissor DeBakey Aortic Aneurysm Clamp Backhaus Allis Penfield Dissector 1 Penfield Dissector 2 Penfield Dissector 3 Penfield Dissector 4 Chest Tube Passer 33 New Instruments added: Crile Forceps Straight Holzheimer Volkman Ferris Smith Forceps Sarot Tungsten Carbide Weitlaner Retractor Dull Sopher Ovum Forceps Jacobs Vulsellum Forceps Jacobs Vulsellum Forceps Angled Sternal Wire Twister Karmody Spring Retractor Waugh Tissue Forceps Thumb Tissue Forceps Sims Scissors Curved Bone Rasp Yasargil Bayonet Tumor Grasping Forceps Simpson Obstetrical Forceps Supercut Metzenbaum Supercut Tenotomy Magill Catheter Forceps Kantrowitz Thoracic Forceps Mixter Right Angle Forceps Harrington-Mister Clamp Lahey Traction Forceps Debakey Needle Pulling Tissue Forceps Taylor Dural Scissors Friedman Micro Rongeur Micro Cup Forceps McGlamry Elevator Woodson Dural Separator and Packer Hoen Dura Separator Crego Periosteal Elevator.jpg Jacobson-Micro Mosquito Forceps.jpg Fixed the following: Resano Remb driver Penfield Thank you for using Surgical Instrumentation! 1.3.1 12/03/2017 Added Flash Card Tab. Now try and guess the correct name with no time limit with the "Flash Card" mode. 1.3.0 09/04/2017 Added the following new instruments: BirdBeak, Ceramic Cut Micro Kerrison , Cooley Vascular Tissue Forceps, Dandy Nerve Hook, DeBakey Vascular Scissors 25, DeBakey Vascular Scissors 45, Diethrich Scissors 60, Diethrich Scissors 90, Diethrich Scissors 125, Freeman Rake, Grooved Director Probe End, Peapod IVD Rongeur, Poole Suction, Rosser Crypt Hook, Rotator Cuff Grasper, Toledo Vascular Micro 60, Yasargil Micro Scissors. Updated the photos for the following: Barr Fistula, Castroviejo, Grooved Director Plain, Heaney Uterine, Sims Uterine Curette. 1.2.9 08/08/2017 Fixed an issue in which a quiz would not end when all questions are answered. Added 21 questions to Right and Wrong Quiz. 1.2.8 06/21/2017 A new version of the Image Quiz that will show the picture of the instrument instantly instead of gradually. 8 instruments added to Image Quiz. 4 Quiz total. Also, don't forget to visit Surgical Instrumentation on Facebook to see instruments in action. 1.2.7 05/15/2017 The "Inspection" page is now fixed. The "Tell us your feedback" for is fixed. Thanks for all the feedback! 1.2.6 04/03/2017 More questions added to the Multiple Choice quiz. 1.2.5 02/14/2017 Addressing a popular request, all Quiz questions are now random in this update. 1.2.4 01/25/2017 Six more instruments are added to the long list onf instruments. Laborde Tracheal Dilator, Laforce Adenotome, Leksell Duckbill Rongeur, Seldin Periosteal Elevator, Smith Peterson Rongeur, Tenaculum Hook, There was a request to add a subtle hint as to what question was missed when making the wrong selection. All three games have been reworked and tweaked. SPEED enhancements to the scrolling of instruments. Scores are shown for all quiz games. NEW image quiz game slowly shows the image of an instrument before revealing the full image. The faster you answer, the more points you get. Also graphic enhancements throughout the application. Cleaner look. Updated to iOS 10 Happy New Year 2017! Enjoy!! 1.2.3 01/08/2017

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Previous Versions

Here you can find the changelog of Surgical Instrumentation since it was posted on our website on 2020-06-18 21:15:15. The latest version is 2.5 and it was updated on 2026-06-27 23:24:56. See below the changes in each version.

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