grasping forceps

grasping forceps,

any forceps for grasping tissue and exerting traction, having finger rings and a locking mechanism.

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forceps

pl. forcipes [L.] a two-bladed instrument with a handle for compressing or grasping tissues in surgical operations, and for handling sterile dressings, etc.

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alligator forceps

strong toothed forceps having a double clamp. Long-handled with short jaws at the end of a long shank. Designed for grasping in an enclosed space, e.g. removing grass seeds from ear canals.

bayonet forceps

a forceps whose blades are offset from the axis of the handle.

bone-cutting forceps

have cutting blades and may be double-action.

bone-holding forceps

designed to grip bones or fragments.

capsule forceps

a forceps for removing the lens capsule in cataract.

clamp forceps

a forceps-like clamp with an automatic lock, for compressing arteries, etc.

dressing forceps

finger- and thumb-operated spring forceps used for general grasping of tissues, dressings; there is a great variety of tips available to the blades. Called also thumb forceps.

grasping forceps

includes tissue, sponge, towel, vulsellum forceps.

hemostatic forceps

used to clamp the ends of vessels and establish hemostasis or to cross clamp a vascular pedicle. See also crile hemostatic forceps, halsted mosquito forceps, kelly-murphy forceps, rochester-carmalt forceps.

obstetric forceps

forceps for extracting the fetal head from the maternal passages.

rongeur forceps

a forceps designed for use in cutting bone.

sponge forceps

see foerster sponge forceps.

thumb forceps

for holding tissue with the left hand while using another instrument in the right hand (or vice versa for the sinistral surgeon). Called also tissue forceps.

tissue forceps

includes adson tissue forceps, alligator forceps (see above), allis tissue forceps, babcock forceps, knowles forceps, rightangle forceps, vulsella.

towel forceps

spring clips with middle crossover and spring at end. Inward curving, sharp pointed tips. Used to fix drapes to tissue with minimal trauma. Also usable as light tissue forceps or rib approximators in small animals.

transfer forceps

a sterile grasping instrument, used to move surgical instruments, blades, needles and suture material to the instrument table at surgery.