Forceps vs. Hemostat

Forcepsnoun

An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.

Forcepsnoun

A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc.

Forcepsnoun

The caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs and some other insects. See Earwig.

Forcepsnoun

an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)

Forceps

Forceps (plural forceps or considered a plural noun without a singular, often a pair of forceps; the Latin plural forcipes is no longer recorded in most dictionaries) is a handheld, hinged instrument used for grasping and holding objects. Forceps are used when fingers are too large to grasp small objects or when many objects need to be held at one time while the hands are used to perform a task.

Hemostatnoun

(medicine) An instrument that clamps blood vessels to diminish or halt blood flow.

Hemostatnoun

a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel.

Hemostatnoun

a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel

Hemostat

A hemostat (also called a hemostatic clamp, arterial forceps, or pean after Jules-Émile Péan) is a surgical tool used in many surgical procedures to control bleeding. For this reason, it is common in the initial phases of surgery for initial incision to be lined with hemostats which close blood vessels awaiting ligation.