Sklar McLane-Tucker-Luikart Obstetrical Forceps
An obstetrical forceps used to grasp the fetal head and provide controlled guidance and traction during assisted vaginal delivery.
The Sklar McLane-Tucker-Luikart Obstetrical Forceps is a delivery instrument combining design elements from several related obstetrical forceps patterns, used by obstetricians when an assisted vaginal delivery is clinically indicated. The blades are shaped to fit around the fetal head so the obstetrician can apply gentle, controlled traction in coordination with the mother's contractions, helping to guide delivery while aiming to protect maternal and fetal tissue throughout the process.
This pattern is used in labour wards and obstetric operating theatres by obstetricians trained in the specific technique its design calls for, often as an alternative option alongside other obstetrical forceps patterns kept on the same unit. It measures 15-1/2 inches overall. This listing is a single configuration.
Given its critical role in childbirth, it is manufactured from surgical stainless steel and must be thoroughly cleaned, inspected and sterilised between each use, following the labour ward's standard instrument reprocessing protocol before it is used on the next patient.
