da Vinci Maryland Bipolar Forceps
Also called Bipolar forceps, Maryland forceps
An 8 mm EndoWrist bipolar instrument with curved, tapered jaws and a triangular fenestration at the base. Like all EndoWrist energy instruments it has amber insulation at the wrist joint.
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Grasping, dissecting and coagulating tissue in robotic surgery. In robotic prostatectomy it is used with monopolar curved scissors for sharp and blunt dissection.
Sizes & variants
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
da Vinci X/Xi: Maryland bipolar forceps 471172, 14 uses; training version 470172-T (not for human use).
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