forceps
(for′sĕps )
(for′seps″)
pl. forceps [L. forceps, pincers, tongs]
A two-bladed hinged or spring-loaded instrument for holding and manipulating tissues.
alligator forceps
A straight or angled forceps with jawlike movement at its end.
ALLIGATOR FORCEPS
Allis forceps
SEE: Allis, Oscar Huntington
ALLIS FORCEPS
artery forceps
An atraumatic forceps with teeth that will not injure the vessel; used for temporary occlusion of a vessel.
ARTERY FORCEPS
axis-traction forceps
An obstetrical forceps fitted with a handle that makes it possible to provide traction in line with the direction in which the head must be moved.
bone forceps
A heavy-duty forceps for cutting bone and removing bone fragments.
HORSLEY BONE CUTTING FORCEPS
brain forceps
SEE: Obstetrical forceps.
capsule forceps
A forceps for making an opening in the anterior capsule of the lens during cataract surgery.
Chamberlen forceps
SEE: Chamberlen forceps
clamp forceps
Any forceps with an automatic lock.
dental forceps
Any of several forceps of varying shapes for grasping teeth during extraction procedures.
DENTAL FORCEPS FOR MOLAR EXTRACTION
dressing forceps
A smooth forceps for dressing wounds or inserting drainage tubes.
DRESSING FORCEPS
Graefe forceps
SEE: Graefe, Albrecht von
grasping forceps
A forceps with a strong beaked end, used for seizing body tissues, foreign bodies, or removing objects such as stones from organs.
Halsted forceps
intestinal forceps
A forceps used in abdominal surgeries to temporarily block the large or small bowel without crushing them.
Knapp forceps
SEE: Knapp forceps
Magill forceps
SEE: Magill forceps
MAGILL FORCEPS
NASAL INTUBATION USING MAGILL FORCEPS
Mixter forceps
A forceps whose tips bent at a right angle relative to the shaft, used to reach around and ligate blood vessels.
mosquito forceps
A smaller variety of a Halsted forceps, having a curved or straight, fine-pointed tip.
needle forceps
A forceps for grasping and holding a needle.
obstetrical forceps
A forceps for extracting the fetal head from the pelvis during delivery. In obstetrics, forceps application is classified according to the position of the fetal head when the forceps are applied, i.e., outlet forceps, low forceps, and mid forceps. The forceps allows withdrawal force to be applied to the fetal head and protects the head during the passage.
SYN: SEE: brain forceps
SEE: station
Piper forceps
SEE: Piper forceps
rongeur forceps
A forceps for cutting bone.
RONGEUR FORCEPS
LEKSELL RONGEUR
STILLE-HORSLEY RONGEUR
CUSHING PITUITARY RONGEUR
TRANSSPHENOIDAL KERRISON RONGEUR
BANE RONGEUR
Russian forceps
A forceps with serrated, spoon-shaped tips.
splinter forceps
A fine-tipped forceps, used in first aid, to remove tiny foreign bodies from tissues, and in other applications, e.g., to handle sutures.
sponge forceps
sponge-holding forceps A blunt-tipped forceps used to grasp tissues, esp. in gynecological procedures, without damaging tissue. They are often used to hold the uterine cervix, for example.
thumb forceps
A forceps used to hold tissues, esp. while suturing them.
tissue forceps
A pincer-like toothed forceps for grasping delicate tissues.
GERALD TISSUE FORCEPS
towel forceps
A sharply pointed, nonpiercing forceps for holding a surgical drape on the body without damaging the tissue that it grasps.
tubing forceps
A forceps with a hollow beak, used to place catheters or other instruments inside cylindrical body structures.