Sklar Merit Carmalt Splinter Forceps, 4-1/4 in

Splinter forceps have a fine, tapered tip designed to grasp small foreign objects such as splinters, glass fragments or debris embedded in tissue, giving the clinician precise control to remove the item without enlarging the wound or leaving fragments behind. This Sklar Merit Carmalt version measures 4-1/4 inches, is straight, and finishes in a fine point suited to picking up very small items that a broader tipped forceps would struggle to isolate cleanly.

It is used across emergency medicine, general practice and minor procedure clinics wherever a foreign body needs to be extracted from soft tissue under direct vision. Forceps of this pattern are a routine part of a minor procedure or suture tray, kept alongside dressing forceps and other small instruments used for wound assessment and closure.

It should be cleaned and sterilised between patients following standard clinical instrument reprocessing protocols.