How do I find my Allis forceps?
Allis forceps have inward-curving blades and a ratcheted handle. This design makes it ideal to grab fascia and tendons. Fascia is a sheet or band of connective tissue, or fibrous tissue, which surrounds the organs, blood vessels, muscles, bones and nerves.
What is Allis clamp named after?
Oscar Huntington Allis
What is Allis’s Forceps? This tissue holding forceps is named after Oscar Huntington Allis, an American surgeon (1836-1921) who is remembered for his contributions in orthopedic surgery. The forceps has a ratchet locking system; the terminal end of the blades bears short teeth.
What is a Babcock clamp?
Babcock Forceps are ratcheted, finger ring, and non-perforating forceps and are widely used to grasp delicate tissues during surgical procedures. They are commonly used in laparotomy and intestinal processes. They are similar to Allis forceps, though they may be less traumatic due to round and wider grasping surface.
What is straight artery forceps?
Artery forceps are also known as hemostats or clamps. Artery forceps are quite commonly used in the field of medicine. By making use of artery forceps to control the bleeding on site, the paramedics can ensure that the patient reaches the emergency room of the hospital to be treated without having lost a lot of blood.
What is the use of Mayo scissors?
Mayo scissors are used to cuttissue, sutures, with the curved style able to cut thicker tissue or dissect tissue around the surgical site.
How should scissors and clamps be passed during surgery?
Pass the scissors by placing the ring handles in the surgeon’s palm. Pass a curved instrument with the point facing toward the surgeon’s midline. Pass scissors with the tips closed. Pass instruments to right- and left-handed surgeons.
What is a Richardson retractor?
Richardson Retractor is a 9-1/2″ long retractor that can be used during procedures, such as chest or abdominal, to grasp soft tissue using the curved blade. Several widths and depths of the blade are available in order to suit the different surgical needs.
What is the use of curved artery forceps?
Single Use Curved Spencer Wells Artery Forceps, used during surgery to compress the artery, clamp and seal small blood vessels or hold the artery out of the way.
How is the Allis clamp used in surgery?
Allis clamp is a surgical instrument that is used by the surgeon to hold or grasp heavy tissue. It is also used to grasp fascia and soft tissues such as breast or bowel tissue. Allis force is used to grasp the cervix to stabilize the uterus, such as when an intrauterine device is being inserted.
How are Allis forceps used in the medical field?
Allis forceps or Allis Tissue Forceps are hinged, handheld medical instruments used to grasp or hold objects or tissue. Using the principle of levers, forceps can seize an object and apply pressure. Allis forceps also are known as allis clamp have inward-curving blades and a ratcheted handle.
What kind of instrument is a clamp used for?
CLAMPS Also called locking forceps, these are ratcheted instruments used to hold tissue or objects, or provide hemostasis. Can be traumatic or atraumatic. Crile Hemostat: aka “snap,” atraumatic and non- toothed clamp used to grasp tissue or vessels that will be tied off. Also used in blunt dissection.
How big are the teeth on an Allis?
Allis are easily available with 4*5 or 5*6 teeth. The 6 inches or 7 ½ inches forceps can be ordered online by clicking on the respective links.