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Forceps jar

18 GUDID devices

A tall, slender, cylindrical vessel designed for holding various types of forceps prior to and during a surgical intervention or an examination in an operating room (OR) or examination room. It is typically made of high-grade stainless steel or sterilizable...

Intravascular extraction catheter-forceps

4 GUDID devices

A long, thin flexible tube containing retractable forceps (grasping arms) intended to be inserted into the vasculature (artery/vein) to manually grasp and remove unintentionally-introduced foreign bodies (e.g., sheared cannula tips). Its use is typically in...

Clip forceps

2 GUDID devices

A small scissors-like, or tweezers-like, surgical instrument with a spring catch, used to hold a bleeding vessel. In the scissors-like form, the spring opens the forceps when pressure on the handle is released. In the tweezers-like form, the spring closes t...

Haemostatic forceps, small vessel

1 GUDID devices

A delicate and light hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to constrict small blood vessels during surgery to prevent bleeding. It typically consists of a straight or curved scissors-like instrument, made of stainless steel, with grooved or serrated...

Open-surgery electrosurgical handpiece/electrode, bipolar, reusable

13,502 GUDID devices

A rigid combined electrosurgical handpiece and bipolar electrode, intended to deliver electrosurgical current from a system generator directly to tissues for cutting/coagulation during an open surgical procedure. It is available in a variety of forms (e.g.,...

Surgical soft-tissue manipulation forceps, alligator, reusable

3,046 GUDID devices

A long, thin, hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to facilitate grasping and manipulation of soft-tissues/anatomical structures [typically during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery]; it is not intended for insertion through an endoscope, nor into the e...

Open-surgery biopsy forceps, reusable

2,658 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to obtain soft-tissue biopsy specimens from an open surgical wound or from within/near a large natural orifice (e.g., vagina, rectum) for histopathological examination; it is not intended for endoscopic or cat...

Open-surgery electrosurgical handpiece/electrode, bipolar, single-use

1,402 GUDID devices

A sterile rigid combined electrosurgical handpiece and bipolar electrode, intended to deliver electrosurgical current from a system generator directly to tissues for cutting/coagulation during an open surgical procedure. It is available in a variety of form...

Open-surgery electrosurgical handpiece/electrode, monopolar, reusable

808 GUDID devices

A rigid device consisting of combined electrosurgical handpiece and monopolar electrode intended to deliver electrosurgical current from a system generator directly to tissues for cutting/coagulation during an open surgical procedure. It is available in a v...

Adenoid punch forceps

259 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument with a cutting/biting action intended to be used for excising adenoid tissue (hypertrophic lymphoid tissue in the nasopharynx) during an adenoidectomy (adenectomy). It is a metallic alligator-forceps-like instrument, o...

Surgical soft-tissue manipulation forceps, alligator, reusable

232 GUDID devices

A long, thin, hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to facilitate grasping and manipulation of soft-tissues/anatomical structures [typically during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery]; it is not intended for insertion through an endoscope, nor into the e...

Open-surgery biopsy forceps, single-use

80 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to obtain soft-tissue biopsy specimens from an open surgical wound or from within/near a large natural orifice (e.g., vagina, rectum) for histopathological examination; it is not intended for endoscopic or cat...

Airway tube forceps, reusable

64 GUDID devices

A hand-held instrument used for grasping a tube [e.g., a catheter or an endotracheal (ET) tube] for its insertion and/or extraction into/from the airways, or for grasping obstructive objects for their removal from the airways. Commonly known as a Magill's f...

Ophthalmic soft-tissue surgical forceps probe-tip, single-use

49 GUDID devices

A sterile distal component of a probe-like ophthalmic soft-tissue surgical forceps assembly designed to grasp and manipulate intraocular tissues during ophthalmic surgery (e.g., anterior segment surgery, vitreo-retinal procedures, iridectomy, capsulorhexis)...

Ophthalmic soft-tissue surgical forceps probe-tip, reusable

35 GUDID devices

A distal component of a probe-like ophthalmic soft-tissue surgical forceps assembly designed to grasp and manipulate intraocular tissues during ophthalmic surgery (e.g., anterior segment surgery, vitreo-retinal procedures, iridectomy, capsulorhexis). It is ...

Airway tube forceps, single-use

24 GUDID devices

A sterile, hand-held instrument used for grasping a tube [e.g., a catheter or an endotracheal (ET) tube] for its insertion and/or extraction into/from the airways, or for grasping obstructive objects for their removal from the airways. Commonly known as a M...

Surgical soft-tissue manipulation forceps, alligator, single-use

22 GUDID devices

A long, thin, hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to facilitate grasping and manipulation of soft-tissues/anatomical structures, typically during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery; it is not intended for insertion through an endoscope, nor into the ey...

Implant handling forceps, alligator

15 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument with blades designed to grasp and manipulate surgical implants/devices (excluding sutures) during implantation; it is not intended for use on soft tissues, not an ophthalmic device, and is not a dedicated tissue clip a...

Tonsil punch forceps

14 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument with a cutting/biting action intended to be used for the removal of the tonsils during a tonsillectomy. It is a metallic forceps-like instrument with a distal mechanism designed to bite/punch the tonsil tissue when the...

Hysterectomy forceps, single-use

1 GUDID devices

A sterile, hand-held, manual surgical instrument intended for the grasping, pulling or compression of the uterus during a hysterectomy (for the removal of the womb and the necessary associated organs). It typically has a scissors-like, self-retaining, desig...

Rigid endoscopic tissue manipulation forceps, reusable

13,577 GUDID devices

A rigid, hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to be introduced through the working channel of an endoscope and/or an endoscopic port (e.g., laparoscopic port) primarily for grasping and manipulating tissues during endoscopic surgery. It has proxima...

Surgical soft-tissue manipulation forceps, scissors-like, reusable

12,468 GUDID devices

A hand-held, manual, open-surgery instrument designed to grasp, manipulate, dissect, and/or clamp soft-tissues (e.g., organs, blood vessels); it is not intended for grasping/clamping bone or teeth, nor is it dedicated to ophthalmic surgery and is not a dedi...

Surgical soft-tissue manipulation forceps, tweezers-like, reusable

11,455 GUDID devices

A hand-held, manual, open-surgery instrument designed to facilitate grasping and manipulation of soft-tissues. It has a tweezers-like design (may be a micro/fine instrument) with variously designed tips at the working end, whereby the blades are designed to...

Orthopaedic joint/limb rongeur

9,586 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to remove bone during an orthopaedic intervention of the limbs/joints; it is not primarily intended for nasal, spinal, or cranial use and is not a dedicated rib rongeur. It is a heavy-duty metallic instrument ...

Laparoscopic surgical procedure kit, non-medicated, single-use

7,355 GUDID devices

A collection of various sterile laparoscopic and surgical instruments (e.g., access cannulae, forceps), dressings, and additional materials intended to be used specifically to perform a laparoscopic surgical procedure. It does not contain pharmaceuticals. I...

Endoscopic electrosurgical handpiece/electrode, bipolar, reusable

6,106 GUDID devices

An electrosurgical device which consists of a handpiece with mechanical and/or electrical controls, and a bipolar electrode intended to deliver electrosurgical current from a system generator directly to tissues for cutting/coagulation/ablation during endos...

Dressing/utility forceps, scissors-like, reusable

5,826 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual instrument designed primarily for non-dedicated grasping of devices, sponges and/or dressings during a procedure; it is neither intended for tissue manipulation nor endoscopic use. It has a scissors-like hinged design with ring handles an...

Ophthalmic soft-tissue manipulation forceps, tweezers-like, reusable

4,855 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to facilitate the grasping, manipulation, or clamping of, and/or removal of foreign bodies from, ophthalmic soft-tissues (ocular tissues, eyelids), and may be pointed for capsulorhexis. It has a conventional (...