Surgical Hemostats
Surgical hemostats are designed for use in cardiovascular, urologic,
orthopedic, and general surgery indications to control bleeding. They are
also called blood vessel forceps and are used for controlling hemorrhage.
They are also called hemostats or hemostat forceps. Hemostat forceps are
available in a variety of sizes. Straight and curved designs are available.
Surgical hemostats are used by medical professionals in their practice.
They look like needle-holder forceps. The main difference is that the beaks
of the hemostatic forceps are longer and more slender. They may have both
curved and straight beaks or tips. All hemostat forceps have a locking
device on the handle to keep them closed as they are used as vessel clamps.
They have transverse serration on beak tips. They have a box hinge and a
locking mechanism by the finger rings.
Importance of surgical hemostats
- All the hemostatic forceps are designed to grab, hold, and crush.
- They are used for holding blood vessels.
- They are used for blunt dissection.
- These forceps are used in surgery to control hemorrhage by
clamping or constricting blood vessels.
- In dental surgery, they are more used to remove bits of bone
chips or parts of teeth, from the oral cavity during the tooth
removal.
- They are used to control bleeding to ensure effective closure of
surgical wounds and which in turn help in avoiding serious or
life-threatening complications which include tissue damage, blood
loss, infection and excessive scarring.
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Types of hemostatic forceps
- Mixter Forceps: Mixter forceps are useful for dissecting
around venous structures. They are the threading forceps used for
hemostatic purposes.
- Mosquito Forceps: Mosquito forceps are used for more
delicate tissues. They are very fine and straight or curved
hemostatic forceps used during the surgery to control the bleeding
of finer vessels or compressing a bleeding vessel.
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