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Mayo-Hegar needle holders
are used to hold needles
They may also be placed in the sewing category.
EX: Needle holder with suture
Thumb forceps are used to grasp tough tissue (fascia, breast).
Forceps may either have many teeth or a single tooth.
Single tooth forceps are also called "rat tooth forceps
A dissector
is used to hold a peanut.
EX: Dissector holding a peanut
A Backhaus towel clip
is used to hold towels and drapes in place.
Other name: towel clip
Pick ups, thumb forceps and tissue forceps are available
in various lengths, with or without teeth, and smooth or
serra
Russian tissue forceps are used to grasp tissue
Adson pick ups are either smooth: used to grasp delicate tissue
or with teeth: used to grasp the skin. Other names: Dura forceps.
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