Tissue forceps grip tissue with small teeth, used in dissections to separate tissue and remove or lift tissue with minimal damage. They are used in botany, zoology, pathology, and surgery, and can manipulate tissue in medical treatment. Autoclaving is necessary for surgical use.
Tissue forceps are forceps designed to grip tissue. The ends of the forceps have small teeth that act to grip the tissue being examined, allowing people to manipulate it as needed.
In dissections, tissue forceps can be used to separate tissue to create a clearer view of the area being examined. They are also used when there is a need to remove tissue or lift tissue from an area of interest. Using the forceps is gentler than using other types of tools, minimizing the risk of damage to the sample. This can be critical when specimens are being evaluated to find the cause of a medical problem, as hasty dissection can destroy material that may be important.
Botanists routinely use tissue forceps in studies of plant anatomy and to manipulate tissue under a microscope. Zoologists and pathologists who handle human remains use tissue forceps alike, manipulating specimens with these forceps and using them to assist with dissection. A variety of styles are available, from very gentle versions that minimize damage to larger, heavier styles that can be used to quickly remove tissue.
In veterinary and human surgeries, tissue forceps are used to manipulate tissue in a variety of ways, from holding tissue out of the way to clear a surgical site to manipulating samples removed for analysis by a pathologist. Forceps used in surgery must be autoclaved so that they are safe for the patient and are included in the instrument register and other surgical instruments such as drapes and sponges maintained during surgery so that the instruments can be counted in order to confirm that nothing was left inside the patient.
In medical treatment, tissue forceps are sometimes used to manipulate tissue. For example, when a patient presents to the emergency room with a jagged cut, forceps can be used to clean, dress, and stitch the cut; the forceps can do everything from gently detaching tissue to check the inside of the wound to aligning tissue so that the stitches are even and straight, minimizing abnormal healing that could impede a patient’s range of motion.
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