Intestinal and abdominal instruments
Bowel surgery relies on atraumatic instruments that hold or occlude the intestine without damaging it: intestinal clamps (crushing and non-crushing), Babcock forceps, purse-string instruments and long dissecting instruments.
Typical intestinal instruments
- Doyen and Kocher intestinal clamps
- Babcock tissue forceps
- Payr crushing clamps
- Purse-string instruments
- Long scissors and dissecting forceps