| Description | This is an artery forceps, made of stainless steel by Fannin, as engraved. It is the Crile type, composed of two box joint shafts, with two finger rings on one end and blunt tips on the other. Towards the finger rings, there is a ratcheted mechanism to secure the lock. Each tip features tapered jaws which help in grasping the tissue.
Designed by American surgeon George Washington Crile, this type of forceps is still used to clamp blood vessels and grasp disposable materials, tissues, and sutures. They differ from other artery forceps, such as Kelly’s type, as they have serrations along the entire length of the jaws, whereas Kelly’s have serrations only on the distal half of the jaws. |