Fundus Laparoscopic Grasping Forceps
A 5 mm laparoscopiclap-uh-roh-SKOP-ikDone through a few small cuts in the abdomen with a thin camera and long instruments, instead of one large opening.lapar/o abdomen-scopic viewingFull entry grasper with long jaws that are often fenestrated and carry cross ridges or teeth. It has a long insulated shaft, a rotating knob and a ring handle that usually locks with a ratchet.
- Class
- Grasping & Holding
- Lengths
- 9½–17¾ in4 lengths, 240–450 mm
- On setups
- 2
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What it’s for
Used for grasping and manipulating tissue during laparoscopiclap-uh-roh-SKOP-ikDone through a few small cuts in the abdomen with a thin camera and long instruments, instead of one large opening.lapar/o abdomen-scopic viewingFull entry procedures, particularly in gynecologygy-nuh-KOL-uh-jeeThe branch of medicine that cares for the female reproductive organs and breasts.gynec/o woman-logy study ofFull entry and general surgeries.
Lengths and variants
Mostly 5 mm shafts; Jarit also makes a 3.5 mm, 240 mm version. Jaws come single-action or double-action, with a ratchet, slide lock, locking lever or no lock. fundusFUN-dusThe rounded top or base of a hollow organ, most often the top of the uterus.Full entry maxi grasper styles include McKernan, Winer and double-cup fenestrated.
- 9½ in240 mm
- 13 in330 mm
- 14⅛ in360 mm
- 17¾ in450 mm
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3 sources
- Integra. Jarit Laparoscopic Instruments Catalog. p. 10, 49
- Millennium Surgical. Reusable Laparoscopic Instruments. p. 6
- IAHCSMM. Central Service Technical Manual. 8th ed. Chapter 11 (Complex Surgical Instruments), p. 217-218
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