A surgical instrument with handles like a pair of scissors, made in different sizes and with differently shaped ends, used for holding and pulling.
Any of a large variety of surgical instruments used to grasp, handle, pull, or otherwise manipulate a body part or a fetus.
A medical instrument designed to grasp an object so it can be held firmly or pulled. Forceps come in many varieties and are used by doctors and dentists to perform such tasks as extracting teeth or gently pulling a newborn out of a woman’s vagina. A small forceps is called a tweezers, which is frequently used at home to remove splinters or to shape the eyebrows by removing individual hairs.
A pincerlike instrument designed to grasp an object so that it can be held firm or pulled. Specially designed forceps, of which there are many varieties, are used by surgeons and dentists in operations. The forceps used in childbirth are so designed as to fit firmly round the baby’s head without damaging it. Dental extraction forceps are short and strong and their beaks are designed to fit the various shapes of tooth roots.
Surgical instruments with a pincer-like action, such as those which are used, for example, during operations, for grasping tissues and other materials. There are many different designs for different uses.
Pincers for holding, seizing, or extracting tissue. In obstetrics, forceps application is classified according to the position of the fetal head when the forceps are applied (i.e., outlet forceps, low forceps, and midforceps).
A forceps is a tool similar to tweezers, designed to handle tissues or equipment during surgical procedures. There are different types of forceps, each tailored for a specific use. For instance, some forceps used for gripping and removing wound dressings are equipped with scissor-like handles for simpler manipulation. Tissue forceps, on the other hand, feature fine teeth at the end of each blade, enabling delicate handling of body tissues during surgery.