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GOUGE FORCEPS [3 records]

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Record 1 2009-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
CONT

Bone-cutting forceps are used on patients with nasal bones that are broad and thickened by callus as a result of nasal fractures or distorted growth. These forceps can be used before lateral osteotomies.

OBS

Bone-cutting forceps have cutting blades and may be double-action [whereas] bone-holding forceps are designed to grip bones or fragments.

OBS

Related pivot-controlled cutting instruments include... bonecutters whose blade extremities do not decussate but meet in linear fashion edge-to-edge... and bone-gouge forceps with circular or oval bladelike extremities that meet edge-to-edge to gouge out circular or oval pieces of bone or cartilage.

OBS

Bone cutters ... blades only make linear contact to cut [whereas] gouge cutters ... blades only make linear contact to gouge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumental quirúrgico
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Record 2 2008-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

A multijointed, springloaded, plier-like instrument used to break off [or gouge away] pieces of bone.

OBS

The term "rongeur" is more commonly applied to gouge cutters... also known as "gouge forceps" or "bone nibblers".

OBS

Related pivot-controlled cutting instruments include... bonecutters whose blade extremities do not decussate but meet in linear fashion edge-to-edge... and bone-gouge forceps with circular or oval bladelike extremities that meet edge-to-edge to gouge out circular or oval pieces of bone or cartilage.

OBS

Gouge cutters are characterized by specialized jaws, usually oval or ovoid in shape, with cutting edges that meet each other precisely in order to break off or gouge away cancellous or very thin cartilage bone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
DEF

Variété de pince dont les mors comportent un bord tranchant, utilisée en chirurgie osseuse pour sectionner de petits fragments osseux.

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
OBS

Numerous surgical instruments bear the name of Frank H. Lahey, U. S. surgeon(1880-1935) : Lahey bag; Lahey carrier; Lahey catheter; Lahey clamp; Lahey dissecting scissors; Lahey drain; Lahey forceps; Lahey gall duct forceps; Lahey goiter tenaculum; Lahey gouge; Lahey hemostatic forceps; Lahey hook; Lahey ligature carrier; Lahey needle; Lahey osteotome; Lahey scissors; Lahey score; Lahey tenaculum; Lahey thoracic clamp; Lahey thoracic forceps; Lahey thyroid retractor; Lahey thyroid scissors; Lahey trephine; Lahey tube; etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux

Spanish

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