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Lahey Traction Forceps

A ring-handled forcepsFOR-sepsA hand instrument with two blades or arms used to grasp, hold or pull tissue or objects.Full entry with a ratchet and wide jaws that end in 3x3 interlocking teeth.

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On 7 setups
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Class
Grasping & Holding
Lengths
6¼–8 in2 lengths, 159–203 mm
Kept on
Pro1 tray
On setups
7

On the table

What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.

  • What it’s for

    Ideal for securing and manipulating dense fibrousFY-brusMade of or containing tough threads (fibers), especially of connective tissue.fibr/o fiber-ous full of, relating toFull entry tissues.

  • Lengths and variants

    Jaws about 9 mm wide, 3x3 teeth.

    • 6¼ in159 mm
    • 8 in203 mm

  • What experienced techs know

    What techs who reach for it every day know about it.Pro

Through the case

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  • Before the case

    Inspection and testing

    What to check before it reaches the field.Pro

  • During the case

    Passing it

    How to pass it so it lands in the surgeon’s hand the right way round.Pro

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Where it’s kept

On 1 tray.

Kept on 1 tray

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On 7 setups

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6 sources
  1. Integra. Jarit Surgical Instruments Catalog. p. 146
  2. Teleflex. Surgical Instruments Catalog. p. 68
  3. Phillips N. Surgical Instrumentation. 2nd ed. Chapter 3 (Categories of Surgical Instrumentation), p. 26
  4. Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 11 (Surgical Instruments), p. 206
  5. Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 11 (Surgical Instruments), p. 208
  6. Association of Surgical Technologists. Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist: A Positive Care Approach. 4th ed. Chapter 12 (Surgical Case Management), p. 385

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