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An Allis clamp (also called the Allis forceps) is a commonly used surgical instrument. It was invented by Oscar Allis. The Allis clamp is a surgical instrument with sharp teeth, used to hold or grasp heavy tissue. It is also used to grasp fascia and soft tissues such as breast or bowel tissue. [1]
Mechanically, forceps employ the principle of the lever to grasp and apply pressure. Depending on their function, basic surgical forceps can be categorized into the following groups: Non-disposable forceps. They should withstand various kinds of physical and chemical effects of body fluids, secretions, cleaning agents, and sterilization methods.
Debakey forceps. Debakey forceps are a type of atraumatic tissue forceps used in vascular procedures to avoid tissue damage during manipulation. They are typically large (some examples are upwards of 12 inches (36 cm) long), and have a distinct coarsely ribbed grip panel, as opposed to the finer ribbing on most other tissue forceps.
Used for tissue or object grasping. Forceps are categorized into toothed or non-toothed at the tip. [21] (e.g.,Tissue forceps, Adson forceps, Bonney forceps, DeBakey forceps, Russian forceps) [21] Clamps (locking forceps) Clamps stabilize or hold tissue and objects in place. [21] They can be used for traumatic or atraumatic purposes.
A hemostat (also called a hemostatic clamp; arterial forceps; and pean, after Jules-Émile Péan) is a tool used to control bleeding during surgery. [1] Similar in design to both pliers and scissors , it is used to clamp exposed blood vessels shut.
Tenaculum. A tenaculum is a surgical instrument, usually classified as a type of forceps.It consists of a slender sharp-pointed hook attached to a handle and is used mainly in surgery for seizing and holding parts, such as blood vessels.
A Pennington clamp, also known as a Duval clamp, has a gripping head in the shape of a triangle. The end is straight. The pliers can therefore be placed flat against the body part to be pierced and are therefore particularly suitable for piercing surface piercings, but are also frequently used for gripping free-standing body parts, for example when piercing a lobe piercing, a lip frenulum ...
•Peritonsilar abscess forceps: to drain abscesses in the soft tissue adjacent to the palatine tonsils •Denis Brown's tonsil holding forceps: to hold the tonsil during dissection •Luc's nasal forceps: used in Caldwell-Luc operation on the maxillary sinuses •Walsham forceps: used to work on the nasal septum •Citelli's punch forceps