Collin Kidney Elevator Forceps

Description

Collin Seizing Forceps

A long ring handled forceps with wide fenestrated jaws, made for taking a deliberate hold on a bulky structure and keeping it. The fenestration is what distinguishes it: tissue rises slightly into the window, so the grip comes partly from shape rather than from pressure alone.

Jaws

Each jaw carries a single large opening with a raised rim. Closed on tissue, the rims meet and the tissue caught between them is held without the crushing force a solid jaw of the same width would need. That is the reason the pattern is preferred where the hold has to last through traction.

A note on naming

The catalog page this pattern appears on is headed uterine seizing forceps, while the instrument is also listed and sold as a kidney elevating forceps. The instrument is the same either way. If you are matching to an existing set, match on the dimensions and the jaw pattern rather than on the name.

Care

Check the jaw rims for flattening, which is the first sign the instrument has been closed harder than the tissue needed. Brush inside the fenestration, not just around it. Dry the box joint and store with the ratchet released.

Specification

• Fenestrated jaws with raised rims
• Length: 28.5 cm
• Ring handles, ratchet lock
• Material: surgical stainless steel
• Reusable, autoclavable, supplied non sterile

Warranty and supply

Three years of cover against defects in manufacture, from the invoice date. Stock is inspected in Atlanta before it ships. The shorter Kocher pattern is listed beside it. See our FAQs for care guidance, or browse the rest of our urology surgical instruments.

Further background is available from the American Urological Association.

Disclaimer

Catalog photographs are reference images and may show more than one size or variation, so check the option you have selected before ordering. This is a professional use product. Surgical stainless steel contains nickel, and Intrace USA cannot accept liability for allergic or material sensitivity reactions. See the FDA guidance on materials used in medical devices.