Precision is the paramount issue in surgical instruments. Traditional surgical forceps often suffer from issues related to physiological hand tremors and the nonlinear relationship between clamping ...

Obstetric forceps look like ninja weapons. They come as a pair: 16 inches of solid steel for each hand with curved "blades" that taper into a set of molded grips. Designed for emergencies that require ...

One of the best free diversions in London is the Wellcome Collection, the medical museum operated by the Wellcome Trust and supported by the posthumous generosity of Sir Henry Wellcome, the American ...

A 2,000-year-old collection of medical tools, recently unearthed in Hungary, offer insight into the practices of undaunted, much-maligned Roman doctors. A Roman fresco from Pompeii depicting a scene ...

The first randomized controlled trial of forceps-assisted cannulation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has shown that this technique can significantly improve the success ...

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Forceps and vacuum deliveries are relatively rare, occurring in just 3% of vaginal births. In these “assisted” deliveries, your healthcare practitioner uses either a vacuum device or forceps to help ...

In a new study published in JAMA, the diagnostic yield of transbronchial lung biopsy was significantly higher when using a cryoprobe versus forceps in a group of patients with pulmonary nodules or ...