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ANESTHESIA FORCEPS [2 records]

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Record 1 2010-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
CONT

For orotracheal intubation, topical anesthesia was applied to the oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal mucosa by a curved Jackson forceps and a cotton soaked with a standard local anesthetic solution, and to the tracheal mucosa by transtracheal instillation...

CONT

A suction capsule biopsy instrument or a rigid biopsy forceps, such as a Jackson forceps, can be used to obtain esophageal biopsy samples.

OBS

Other surgical instruments, all related to the trachea, bear the name of Jackson: Jackson trachea hemostat, Jackson trachea tenaculum; Jackson tracheal retractor; Jackson trachea tube; Jackson tracheal bistoury; Jackson tracheal retractor; etc.

OBS

Jackson forceps can be: serrated; angled up or straight; with round cup jaws, grasping jaws, alligator grasping jaws or double articulating grasping jaws; miniature size; etc.

OBS

In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as "Jackson’s forceps", often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written form "Jackson forceps" is also found.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
OBS

Jackson (1835-1911), neurologue de Londres.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
OBS

Anesthesia forceps are a vital tool in most operating rooms because of their unique design and applications.... Designed with a pair of scissor-like arms that are pivotally connected together, anesthesia forceps have a long and narrow working surface, which helps guide surgeons through the anesthesia procedure, while maintaining good visual contact with the patient's internal structure. Some types of anesthesia forceps are designed with an alternative embodiment that provides a fourth bend near the guiding end of the forceps, which allows for easier insertion of a catheter in some patients, such as children.

OBS

Among the various types of forceps for general use are anesthesia forceps, dressing forceps, eye and ear forceps, uterine forceps and bone-holding forceps.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux

Spanish

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