Tissue Forceps
Surgical forceps can be either dressing forceps or tissue forceps. Tissue
forceps have teeth to grip tissue. The tissue forceps have one or two fine
teeth on the tip of the beak or have a raised angled platform for proper
grasping of the most delicate tissues. Their tip extensions form a W shape
when held in a closed position. They are so designed that the tissues
experience minimum trauma during the surgery.
Importance of tissue forceps
These are often used in oral surgery to grasp and stabilize loose tissue
ends during suturing procedures. They are used to hold tissue being excised.
Dressing forceps are also a type of tissue forceps. They are used for
dressing wounds and pealing off the dressing. They have scissor-like handles
for grasping lint, drainage tubes, etc. Again they may be curved or straight
tipped with serrated beak. In some cases it may be smooth.
Types of tissue forceps
There are various types of tissue forceps, and some forceps bear the name
of the originator of the design, like Adson tissue forceps. Some important
types of tissue forceps are:
- Rat tooth tissue forceps: They are used to hold
skin/dense tissue. They have interdigitating teeth to hold tissue
without slipping.
- Adson Tissue Forceps: These forceps have small serrated
teeth on edge of tips. They have delicate serrated tips meant for
light, careful handling of tissue.
- Intestinal Tissue Forceps: They are hinged forceps or
locking forceps used for grasping and holding tissue.
- Allis: An Intestinal Tissue Forceps: These tissue
forceps have interdigitating short teeth to grasp and hold tissue or
bowel. These forceps are slightly traumatic and hold intestine,
fascia and skin.
- Babcock: An Intestinal Tissue Forceps: These forceps are
more delicate than Allis but less directly traumatic. They have
broad, flared ends with smooth tips. These forceps are used to
atraumatically hold viscera (bladder and bowel).
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