Medical forceps<br><br>

Here are few categories that are commonly used:<br><br>

    * Anesthesia forceps<br>
    * Artery forceps<br>
    * Atraumatic forceps<br>
    * Biopsy forceps<br>
    * Bone-cutting forceps<br>
    * Bone-holding forceps<br>
    * Bulldogs forceps<br>
    * Catheter forceps<br>
    * Cilia forceps<br>
    * Curettes forceps<br>
    * Cushing forceps<br>
    * Dermal forceps & nippers<br>
    * Dressing forceps<br>
    * Ear forceps<br>
    * Eye forceps<br>
    * Gallbladder forceps<br>
    * Hemostatic forceps<br>
    * Hysterectomy forceps<br>
    * Intestinal forceps<br>
    * Microsurgery forceps<br>
    * Nasal forceps<br>
    * Obstetrical forceps<br>
    * Postmortem forceps<br>
    * Splinter forceps<br>
    * Sponge forceps<br>
    * Sterilizer forceps<br>
    * Suture sundries forceps<br>
    * Tenaculum forceps<br>
    * Thoracic forceps<br>
    * Thoracic surgical forceps<br>
    * Thumb forceps<br>
    * Tissue forceps<br>
    * Tongue forceps<br>
    * Tooth extracting forceps<br>
    * Tubing forceps<br>
    * Uterine forceps<br>
    * Vusellum forceps<br>
    * Wire cutting forceps<br><br>


Forceps are a handheld, hinged instrument used for grasping and holding objects. Forceps are used when fingers are too large to grasp small objects or when many objects need to be held at one time while the hands are used to perform a task. The term 'forceps' is used almost exclusively within the medical field. Outside medicine, people usually refer to forceps as tweezers, tongs, pliers, clips or clamps.

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Materials<br><br>
Surgical forceps are usually made of high-grade stainless steel. Carbon steel, Titanium are used to make forceps. High carbon steel ensure that the forceps can withstand repeated sterilization in high-temperature autoclaves. Titanium surgical forceps are light in weight. They are corrosion resistant and very strong. Lower quality steel is also used in making forceps but they are not used much in medical applications. Some surgical forceps which are intended to be used once and then discarded are made of plastic.<br><br>

Importance of forceps<br><br>
Forceps are used for variety of purposes such as follows:<br>

    * To grip tissue, blood vessels and walls of organs.<br>
    * To grasp suture needles without causing damage.<br>
    * Surgical forceps can manipulate delicate tissues with very less trauma in the affected area.<br>
    * They have adequate traction, maintaining correct alignment of the opposing tips over a range of closure pressures.<br>
    * They are resistant to damage when used to remove a suture needle.<br>
    * Forceps assist in the delivery of a baby etc.<br><br>

Types of forceps<br><br>
There are two basic types of forceps:<br>

    * Non-locking forceps: Also known as 'thumb forceps' or 'pick-ups', these forceps come in two forms: hinged at one end, away from the grasping end and hinged in the middle, rather like scissors.<br><br>
    * Locking forceps: Such forceps are always hinged in the middle. There are some other forms which place the hinge very close to the grasping end. Locking forceps are used to lock the grasping surfaces in a closed position to help in manipulation or to independently grasp, clamp or hold an object.<br><br>

Accordingly, there are different varieties of forceps used for different purposes in medicine, including<br><br>

    * The alligator forceps (an angled instrument with jaws at the end).<br>
    * Tissue forceps (a form of tweezer).<br>
    * Hemostatic forceps (also simply called a hemostat, to clamp a bleeding vessel).<br>
    * Mosquito forceps (a small hemostat) and Obstetrical forceps (to aid in delivering a baby) etc.<br>


    * Obstetrical Forceps<br>
    * Dressing Forceps<br>
    * Grasping Forceps<br>
    * Surgical Hemostats<br>
    * Splinter Forceps<br>
    * Sponge Forceps<br>
    * Suture Forceps<br>
    * Tissue Forceps<br>
    * Tongue Forceps<br>
    * Towel Clamps<br>
    * Tubing Forceps<br><br>

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