Gaskin Tying Forceps

Description

Gaskin Tying Forceps

The Gaskin tying forceps is a fine, angled tool for tying micro sutures in eye surgery. Its flat tips meet cleanly, so the thread stays put while you form each throw. You can choose from two metals.

How the angled Gaskin tips help

The jaws bend away from the shaft. That bend lets you view the knot past your fingers under the scope. As a result, you can watch each knot settle as you pull. The pattern comes in one 11.0mm size, so there is no length to pick. The tips close evenly, which helps fine nylon stay in place.

Standard steel or titanium on this pair

Both versions share the same tip form. However, they feel quite different in the hand. Here is a quick way to choose.

• Standard: a firm, familiar weight that most surgeons know.
• Titanium: lighter, so long lists tire the hand less.
• Titanium is also non-magnetic, which some teams like.

Cases where surgeons pick it up

Tying forceps often come out in cataract and corneal cases. Then a pair passes the thread back and forth as the knot forms. Many surgeons keep two on the tray, because one hand holds while the other ties.

Keeping the tying faces true

Close the tips gently and never use them to grab a needle. A needle can nick the faces, and then they stop gripping thread. After each case, rinse off blood and saline before it dries. Also, store the forceps with a tip guard.

Ordering your Gaskin pair

Gaskin forceps reach you non-sterile. Clean and sterilize each pair before its first case, and it serves again and again after that. Any Gaskin flaw from our build falls under three years against manufacturing defects, counted from delivery. Its stainless matches ASTM F899 for surgical instrument steel. For a second tying style, try the McPherson pair. Or browse our full eye surgery range and read our common questions.

Gaskin forceps are for professional use only. Our cleaning and sterilization guide and delivery times are a quick read.