Tissue Forceps
Tissue grasping forceps are designed to grasp tissues without crushing them so as to allow their manipulation.
They look like hemostatic forceps except that the blades approximate only at the tips leave a space along the shaft for the tissue held. The tips are usually made in the form of teeth to reduce tissue damage and improve grip.
To facilitate dissection body tissues need to be held, maneuvered, freed and approximated. These instruments have shafts, rings and locking device.
Their holdings ends however have:
• Elasticity to reduce injury.
• Space to accommodate tissue.
• Narrow tips.
The varieties are:
• Allis (Fig. 8.57)
• Lane (Fig. 8.58)
• Babcock (Fig. 8.59)
• Littlewood (Fig. 8.60)
• Stile (Fig. 8.61)
• Duval (Fig. 8.62)
• DeBakey lung forceps (Fig. 8.63) (see pages 154-155).
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