Ring Forceps & Clamps

Types of ring forceps and clamps

Hemostatic and artery forceps

Hemostats are ring-handled, scissors-like clamps with a ratchet that keeps the pressure. Crile jaws are serrated their full length, Kelly jaws on the distal part only. Mosquito and micro-mosquito patterns clamp small vessels — the Halsted mosquito forceps, Jacobson micro mosquito and Kelly forceps; the Rochester-Pean is a heavy clamp with fully serrated jaws for large vessels, and 1x2 teeth at the tip give a positive grip on vessel walls and dense tissue.

Tissue grasping forceps

Allis forceps have sharp interlocking teeth for dense tissue, usually tissue to be excised; Babcock forceps have smooth, rounded, fenestrated jaws that encircle tissue such as bowel. See the Babcock tissue forceps, the angled Allis-Babcock and the Lahey traction forceps.

Towel clamps and sponge forceps

Towel clamps secure drapes, towels and tubing around the operative field — perforating (Backhaus), non-perforating (Tohoku, Lorna) and cross-action (Schaedel). Sponge forceps hold gauze sponges and dressings — Foerster, Rampley and Fletcher patterns.

Intestinal, vascular and special forceps

Doyen and Fehland intestinal clamps occlude bowel; Javid and Stille vascular clamps and Wertheim-Cullen pedicle clamps serve vascular and pelvic surgery; Mixter right-angle forceps pass ligatures around vessels; Schnidt tonsil forceps and Mayo-Blake gallstone forceps complete the range.

How to choose locking forceps

• Vessel or tissue size. Micro mosquito and mosquito for small vessels; Kelly and Crile for mid-sized; Rochester patterns for large vessels and tissue bundles.
• Jaw serration. Full-length (Crile) or distal (Kelly); transverse, longitudinal or cross-hatched; with or without 1x2 teeth.
• Trauma. Allis teeth for tissue to be excised; Babcock and Glassman jaws for tissue that stays.
• Curve. Straight jaws for direct access; curved jaws to reach around tissue.

What are ring forceps and clamps used for?

Clamping vessels for hemostasis, grasping and retracting tissue, securing drapes, holding sponges for skin preparation, occluding bowel in resection and anastomosis, vascular and pelvic pedicle clamping, ligature passing, tonsillectomy and stone retrieval.

How BusinessMed clamps are made

German stainless steel with a satin, non-reflective finish; tungsten carbide jaws where the product name says so. Reusable, autoclavable, 5-year warranty.