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Surgical instrument · Clamping & Occluding

Tonsil Clamp

Also called Schnidt-Boettcher Tonsil Forceps, Schnidt Clamp, Fancy Clamp, Schnidt Tonsil Forceps, Tonsil Forceps, Tonsil Snap

Official 3D model 1 photo
Lengths
6½–7½ in
Setups
91

A fine, ring-handled clamp with long shanks and half-curved or fully curved jaws that are serrated partway down. Some have one open ring.

Primary uses

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Clamps small bleeders deep in a wound, such as the tonsil bed, and holds tonsil sponges. It is also used to carry a free tie around a vessel (a 'tie on a passer').

Sizes & variants

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6½″165 mm7½″191 mm

About 6½ to 7½ in. Half-curved or fully curved jaws; closed rings or one open ring.

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