Department

Important Equipments
Operating Microscope with teaching aid
High speed drill in operation theatre
Flexible fibreoptic nasopharyngolaryngoscope/ bronchoscope
Rigid Paediatric Bronchoscopy set
Rigid Oesophagoscopy set
Microlaryngoscopy set
Sinus endoscopy set
Microdebrider for sinus surgeries
Digital mono & bipolar cautery
Nerve stimulator/ monitor
High definition digital camera with recording system
OAE
BERA
Impedance Audiometer
Pure tone audiometer
*Sleep Lab (in the Institute) *Simulators (teaching aids) for ear, nose surgeries
*CO2 LASER
*Diode LASER
*Harmonic scalpel
*Stroboscope/ High Speed camera


List of major equipment available:

• Operating Microscope with teaching aid
• High speed drill in operation theatre
• Flexible fibreoptic nasopharyngolaryngoscope/bronchoscope
• Rigid Paediatric Bronchoscopy set
• Rigid Oesophagoscopy set
• Microlaryngoscopy set
• Sinus endoscopy set
• Microdebrider for sinus surgeries
• Digital mono & bipolar cautery
• Nerve stimulator/ monitor
• High definition digital camera with recording system
• OAE
• BERA
• Impedance Audiometer
• Pure tone audiometer
• Sleep Lab (in the Institute) Simulators (teaching aids) for ear, nose surgeries
• CO2 LASER
• Diode LASER
• Harmonic scalpel
• Stroboscope/ High Speed camera
  
  Others:

Major Operation Theatre:

I Tonsillectomy of Adven Set                                        

1. Negus artery forceps
2. Yankeu’s Oropharyngeal Suction tip
3. Adenotome

II Septoplasty Set                                                           

1. Bayonet Forceps
2. Killians Nasal Speculam
3. Freer’s elevator standard
4. Tilleys nasal dressing forceps
5. Ballenger’s swivel knife
6. Takaheshi Forceps
7. Fish tail; gouge & mallet
8. Suction elevator
9. Suction Cautery

III Caldwel Luc Set

1. Nasal Gouge
2. Mallet
3. Ribbon Retractor
4. Cheek Retractor 

IV  Antrostomy Set

1. Lichwitz trocar and canula
2. Retrograde Gouge
3. Antral rasp

V  Fess Set

1. Nasal Forceps Blakesley Straight
                              (Size No: 1)
2. Nasal Forceps Blakesley Straight
                              (Size No: 3)
3. Nasal Forceps Blakesley 450
                              (Size No: 3)
4. Nasal Forceps Blakesley 900                
                              (Size No: 2)
5. Nasal trucut (punch)forceps straight
                              (Size No:2)
6. Ostrum antrum punch upward movement
7. Ostrum antrum punch downward movement
8. Turbinectory scissors 9.5mm serrated blade
9. Nasal Scissors crocodile action serrated blade straight
10. Freer’s Elevator
11. Nasal Suction tube standard (10cm)
12. Nasal curved suction tube (Antral Suction): Small/ Medium
13. Antrum curette forward cutting
14. Antrum curette backward cutting
15. Sickle knife 19cm pointed tip
16. Maxillary sinus ostium seeker (Ball probe)
17. Sphenoid sinus ostium seeker (Ball probe)
18. Curette
19. Giraffe forces apped join 2mm 550
20. Kofler Sphenoid punch 450
21. Kerrison’s punch 7II upword cutting 900 3mm
22. Kerrison’s punch 7II downward cutting 900 3mm
23. MICRODEBRIDER MEDRONIC Drill bit
24. Hook ball tip size No:2
25. Micro forceps 220mm
26. Cotton dissector
27. DCR punch forceps: Small/ Large
28. Mushroom spherical punch

VI  Direct Laryngoscope Set

1. Negus Laryngoscope
2. Hypopharyngoscope
3. Lighting system for laryngoscope
4. Biopsy forceps
5. Foreign body removal forceps Alligator forceps                               
    FB grasping forceps
6. Laryngeal suction

VII  Tympano plasty Set / myringotomy  Set

1. Hartmann Ear Speculam round
2. Hartmann Ear Speculam Oval
3. Hartmann Ear Speculam Split
4. Politzer Myringotome straight blade
5. Politzer myringotome curved blade
6. Microear suction tubes
7. Wullstein needle sharp straight
8. Micropick 4506mm
9. Plester flap knife standard (3.5X2.5mm)
10. Plester side knife slighty curved
11. Round knife 450 angled 2mm
12. Round knife 450 angled 3mm
13. Drum curette
14. Drum elevator
15. Gel foam pressure square (30mmX30mm)

VIII  Mastoidectomy   Set

1. Wullstein mastoid reactor 11cm (3X3prongs)
2. Wullstein mastoid reactor 13cm (3X3 prongs)
3. Mastoid drill – Straight hand piece
                            Angled  hand piece
4. Mastoid drill burr bits- Cutting drill bits                                 
    Diamond drill bits
5. Wullstein needle sharp staright
6. Micropick 450
7. Micropick 900
8. Plester flap knife
9. Round Knife 450
10. Micro ear forceps alligator jaw
11. Micro ear forceps round up straight
12. Micro ear forceps oval up straight
13. Micro ear forceps oval up tip curves right
14. Micro ear forceps oval up tip curved left
15. Micro ear scissors straight
16. Farabeuf’s periosteal elevator straight
17. Farabeuf’s periosteal elevator straight curved
18. Freers elevator
19. Mastoid suction
20. Gel form pressure square (30mmX30mm)

IX Stapedectomy   Set

1. Lempert’s mastoid curette
2. Lempert’s mastoid curette Size :0
3. Pick –straight
4. Angled
5. Perforater
6. Measuring rod
7. Prosthesis crimper

X  Oesophagoscopy Set

1. Long thin (adult)foreign body removal forceps
2. Cliff arrow smith safety pin removal forceps
3. Denture cutting forceps

OTHERS

• Microlaryngoscopy set
• NERVE STIMULATOR/MONITOR
• High definition digital camera with recording set
• Sleep lab
• Harmonic scalpel
• Stroboscope/high speed camera
• Sialendoscopy Set
• Nasal bone fracture reduction set
• Adenoidectomy set
• DCR set
• Rhinoplasty set
• Coblation assisted tonsillectomy set
• SPA ligation set
• Facial nerve decompression set
• Thyroidectomy set
• Endoscopic thyroidectomy set
• Myringotomy set

MINOR OPERATION THEATRE:

I  Antral Wash Set

1. Trocar
2. Canula
3. Higginson’s syringe

II  Direct Laryngoscope Set

1. Negus laryngoscope
2. Anterior commissure laryngoscope
3. Lighting System
4. Biopsy Forceps
5. Foreign body removal forceps

III Tracheostomy Set

1. Needle holder
2. Bard Parker knife handle
3. Ribbon right angled retractors
4. Curved arteries
5. Straight arteries

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT

I  Temporal bone Lab

1. Microscope (Serwell/Vansari)
2. Micromotor
3. Micromotor handpiece
4. Drill bits
5. Temporal bone holder
6. Suction irrigation

II      Flexible nasopharyngolaryngoscope

III VIDEO NYSTAMOGRAPHY(old Electronystagmography)

ENT(Common Instruments):

OP & WARD

1. Head Mirror
2. Indirect larynoscopy mirror N0:4,No:5
3. Post nasal mirror No:1,No:2
4. Jobson horne probe
5. Foreign body removal probe
6. Ear curette
7. Suction apparatus
8. Nasal suction tipsNo:1,No:2&No:4
9. Ear suction
10. Seigles speculam
11. Tunning forkS(256,512HZ)
12. Otoscope
13. BP appratus
14. Stethescope
15. ENT Examination Chair
16. DHM couch(Dixs hallpikes manouvre)
17. Long Thermometer
18. Frenzel’s glass

Library:

Area of Department Library:   30m2

No. of Books Available:     

            Central Library:         125                                                                  

            Departmental Library:       103

Departmental Museum:

• Space: 25 Sq. Meter
• of specimens 3

Charts/ Diagrams:     8

Publications & Research

Publications:

• Sasindran V, Joseph A, Abraham SS, Hiremath SB. High-riding jugular bulb: A rare entity. Indian J Otol 2014;20:129-31
• Sasindran V, Joseph A, Babu B, George P. A case of posttraumatic incudomalleolar disruption. Indian J Otol 2014;20:89-91
• Sasindran V, Joseph A .Necrotizing Fasciitis: An Unusual Presentation. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Oct 2011; 63(4): 390–392

Services provided by the Department

• Hearing aid trials
• Speech therapy
• Audiology services
• Neonatal screening programmes
• Speech and voice analysis/services
• Diagnostic Endoscopy:  Nasal, larynx, Oesophagus, stroboscopy
• Investigative facilities like Nerve conduction, EMG, BERA etc.            

 Speciality Clinics run by the Department: