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This document describes several types of surgical forceps used to grasp tissues during procedures. Lane, Littlewood, and Allis forceps have toothed ends for grasping tough tissues like fascia. Bobcock forceps have smooth ends, allowing for delicate structures like bowel to be held gently. Dunhill, Spencer Wells, and Sawtell forceps are curved with serrated ends and are often used to grasp vessels before ligation.

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OR Instruments

This document describes several types of surgical forceps used to grasp tissues during procedures. Lane, Littlewood, and Allis forceps have toothed ends for grasping tough tissues like fascia. Bobcock forceps have smooth ends, allowing for delicate structures like bowel to be held gently. Dunhill, Spencer Wells, and Sawtell forceps are curved with serrated ends and are often used to grasp vessels before ligation.

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Surgical

Instruments
Forceps

Lane Tissue Forceps


Lane tissue forceps have
interlocking teeth, allowing the
grasping of tough tissues, such as
fascia

Allis
Allis forceps are toothed surgical
instruments, used to grasp firm
tissues (such as fascia).

Littlewoods
Littlewood forceps have blunt
ended teeth, used to grasp tough
tissues, such as fascia. They are
Bobcock often used to gain entry via the
umbilicus for laparoscopic
Babcock forceps are jawed surgery.
instruments with a smooth end,
allowing for more delicate
structures (such as bowel) to be
held in an atraumatic manner
Dunhills
Spencer Wells
Dunhill forceps are small forceps
with curved serrated ends, often Available as curved or straight,
used to grasp vessels prior to Spencer Wells forceps can be
ligation used to clamp medium to large
sized vessels prior to ligation

Sawtell
Sawtell forceps are curved
forceps with a serrated end, often
used to grasp vessels prior to
ligation

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