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FORCEPS | Forcep | |||||||||
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Anterior forceps | Anterior forceps of corpus callosum | |||||||||
Anterior forceps | Forceps frontalis | |||||||||
Anterior forceps | Forceps minor | |||||||||
Anterior forceps | Forceps minor corporis callosi | |||||||||
Anterior forceps | Forceps minor of corpus callosum | |||||||||
Anterior forceps | Frontal forceps | |||||||||
Anterior forceps | Minor forceps | |||||||||
Anterior forceps | Structure of forceps minor | |||||||||
Biopsy forceps | Forceps, Biopsy | |||||||||
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FORCEPS definition: A manual surgical instrument for general use is a nonpowered, hand-held, or hand-manipulated device, either reusable or disposable, intended to be used in various general surgical procedures. The device includes the applicator, clip applier, biopsy brush, manual dermabrasion brush, scrub brush, cannula, ligature carrier, chisel, clamp, contractor, curette, cutter, dissector, elevator, skin graft expander, file, forceps, gouge, instrument guide, needle guide, hammer, hemostat, amputation hook, ligature passing and knot-tying instrument, knife, blood lancet, mallet, disposable or reusable aspiration and injection needle, disposable or reusable suturing needle, osteotome, pliers, rasp, retainer, retractor, saw, scalpel blade, scalpel handle, one-piece scalpel, snare, spatula, stapler, disposable or reusable stripper, stylet, suturing apparatus for the stomach and intestine, measuring tape, and calipers. A surgical instrument that has specialized uses in a specific medical specialty is classified in separate regulations in Parts 868 through 892. | ||||||||||
Forceps definition: Instruments that consist of two handles or sides, either joined or separate, each attached to a blade, that are used during surgical procedures to handle, compress, join, pull, grasp, hold firmly, or exert traction upon tissue, equipment, or supplies that are inconvenient or impractical to seize with the fingers. They are usually constructed of stainless steel. Different types of forceps are used during procedures in the following categories: surgery, dentistry, dermatology, gastroenterology, gynecology, home care, internal medicine, nephrology, neurosurgery, obstetrics, oncology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, pathology, plastic surgery, pulmonary medicine, and urology. | ||||||||||
Obstetrical Forceps definition: Surgical instrument designed to extract the newborn by the head from the maternal passages without injury to it or the mother. | ||||||||||
FORCEPS, OBSTETRICAL definition: An obstetric forceps is a device consisting of two blades, with handles, designed to grasp and apply traction to the fetal head in the birth passage and facilitate delivery. | ||||||||||
Forceps, Obstetric definition: Forceps used to gently grasp, extract, and apply traction to or rotation of the head of a newborn in order to facilitate delivery and removal of the newborn from the birth canal (the channel formed by the cervix, vagina, and vulva). They consist of two separate sides or handles and are manually squeezed together using both hands. | ||||||||||
Forceps, Biopsy definition: Forceps used to seize, cut, and collect biopsy specimens from tumors or other diseased tissue during surgical and diagnostic procedures. They typically are comprised of two joined handles, each attached to a sampling jaw (with smooth, serrated, or toothed-jaw cutting edges), and a stabilizing needle or spike between the sampling jaws to seize and stabilize the specimen. They can be reusable or single use. | ||||||||||
Forceps, Dissecting definition: Small forceps with scissorlike handles, used to grasp, hold, and exert traction or compression on a specimen during dissection. Their blades are typically finely pointed and serrated. They are generally used in surgery and oncology. | ||||||||||
Forceps, Dressing definition: Forceps with scissorlike handles, used to grasp and remove lint, drainage tubes, necrosed tissue, and other small foreign bodies from wounds. They are for general use but are mostly used in surgery, dentistry, and home care. | ||||||||||
Forceps, Electrosurgical definition: Forceps used to grasp, cut, and remove tissue and control bleeding during electrosurgical procedures. They are connected to a generator by a cable, regulated by a footswitch or a handswitch, and have an attached electrode that delivers a high-frequency, low-voltage current to the tissue. | ||||||||||
Forceps, Gallbladder definition: Forceps used to grasp, firmly hold, and exert traction or compression on the gallbladder during gallstone removal surgery. | ||||||||||
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forceps definition: Emprunté du latin. Instrument en forme de grandes et larges pinces, dont on se sert dans les accouchements laborieux pour l’extraction de l’enfant. | ||||||||||
forceps definition: Nom aussi donné aux cerques du forficule, les pinces qu'il possède à l'extrémité de l'abdomen | ||||||||||
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Critical Care 8 (5), 2004 |
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Abbreviations CBR = Ciaglia Blue Rhino; GWDF = guide wire dilating forceps. Critical Care 8 (5), 2004 |
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Critical Care , 2004 |
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Medical History , 01 Jan 1989 |
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy , 1997 |
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McGill Journal of Medicine : MJM , 01 Nov 2008 |
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Cases Journal , 11 Dec 2008 |
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy , 1995 |
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy , 1997 |
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Advances in Urology , 2009 |
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy , 1999 |
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Critical Care , 2000 |
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