Bipolar Forceps
Also called Diathermy forceps, Bipolar Adson forceps, Jeweler's bipolar forceps
Looks like a tissue forceps with fine, smooth tips and a connection post at the back for the bipolar cord. Comes straight or bayonet-shaped, insulated or non-insulated.
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Coagulates small vessels grasped between the tips: skin and flap vessels and the thyroid capsule in thyroid surgery, and bleeders in the soft tissue and mastoid in ear surgery. The cord attaches to the post and to the electrosurgical unit off the field; the surgeon fires it with a foot pedal.
Sizes & variants
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
Straight examples: Weck bipolar Adson 392026 (non-insulated) and 392028 (insulated), 1.0 mm tips, 5 in; Weck bipolar Cushing 191023, insulated, 1.5 mm tips, 7 in; fine straight jeweler's bipolar for eye work. Bayonet versions (Cushing bipolar or 'BB' forceps) let the user see past the fingers in deep or microscope work.
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