About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Tattoo machine, Forceps in childbirth, Surgical instrument, Scalpel, Ilizarov apparatus, Instruments used in general surgery, Medisafe International, Surgical staple, Tracheotome, Tweezers, Retractor, Von Graefe knife, Fleam, Surgical stainless steel, Steri-Strip, Drain, Dental key, Dermatome, Liston knife, Leucotome, Orbitoclast, Bogota bag, Jackson-Pratt drain, Gag, Suction, Trephine, Laser scalpel, Catlin, Curette, Guglielmi Detachable Coil, Probang, Surgical tape, Operating table, Osteotome, Rib spreader, Bone cutter, Rochester bone biopsy trephine, Surgical scissors, Metzenbaum scissors, Penrose drain, Rongeur, Tenaculum, Vessel-X, Sternal saw, Cranioclast, Microkeratome, Gigli saw, Senn retractor, Debakey forceps, Craniotome, Ecraseur, Rougine, Surgical elevator. Excerpt: Forceps are a surgical instrument that resembles a pair of tongs and can be used in surgery for grabbing, maneuvering, or removing various things within or from the body. They can be used to assist the delivery of a baby as an alternative to the ventouse (vacuum extraction) method. Obstetrical Forceps, by Smellie (1792) Drawing of childbirth with use of forceps by William Smellie Obstetric forceps consist of two branches that are positioned around the fetal head. These branches are defined as left and right depending on which side of the mother's pelvis they will be applied. The branches usually, but not always, cross at a midpoint which called the articulation. Most forceps have a locking mechanism at the articulation, but a few have a sliding mechanism instead, allowing the two branches to slide along each other. Forceps with a fixed lock mechanism are used for deliveries where little or no rotation is required, as when the fetal head is in line with the mother's pelvis. Forceps with a sliding lock mechanism are used for deliveries requirin...
