Surgery and Radiology Section

HAEMOSTATS

• Haemostats used to clamp and hold vessels  to control the bleeding .
• It is equipped with a box lock and ratchet so that it may be applied and left in position.
• It has “transverse groove” on the inside surface to tips. Commonly called as "Artery forceps".

Spencerwells forceps It has a transverse groove throughout the length of the tips. Used for clamping large tissue bundles and blood vessels.
Modified Ochsner/ Kocher's forceps They have transverse groove and with a large tooth at tip which prevent slipping of tissues.
Halstead mosquito forceps It has longitudinal grooves with cross grooves at the end of the tip. Very small forceps used for point bleeders.
Kelly forceps It has  transverse groove at the distal half of the tip  used only for holding small vessels