Millin Ligature Carrying Forceps

Description

Millin Ligature Carrying Forceps

The member of the Millin family made for passing a ligature rather than holding tissue. The jaw is forked with an eye through it, so a tie can be caught, carried around a pedicle and released without the surgeon taking a hand into the field.

Why a forked jaw

Passing a tie deep in the retropubic space with a plain forceps means feeding the ligature blind and hoping it stays in the jaw. The fork holds it positively, and the eye lets it slip free when the jaw opens. Combined with the Millin curve, that gives a reach into the pelvis that a straight instrument cannot manage without the handles fouling the wound.

A note on the jaw options

The catalog shows this body with three interchangeable jaw patterns, and the forked jaw is the one that carries a ligature. If you need the smooth or the toothed jaw on the same shank, those are the capsule and lobe holding patterns and they are listed separately.

Care

Check the fork for spring. A fork that has splayed will drop a tie. Brush through the eye rather than around it, dry the box joint fully, and store with the ratchet released so the joint is not held under load.

Specification

• Forked jaw with an eye for the ligature
• Curved shank, ring handles, ratchet lock
• Length: 23 cm
• Material: surgical stainless steel
• Reusable, autoclavable, supplied non sterile

Warranty and supply

Three years against manufacturing defects, measured from the invoice date. Stock is inspected in Atlanta before it ships. See our FAQs for care guidance, or browse the rest of our urology surgical instruments.

Background reading 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.