Sklar Tarnier Obstetrical Forceps, 15-3/4 In
A 15-3/4 inch obstetrical forceps used by obstetricians to guide and assist delivery of the fetal head in mid cavity assisted deliveries.
The Sklar Tarnier Obstetrical Forceps is a long pattern instrument used when an assisted vaginal delivery requires greater reach than an outlet delivery calls for. At fifteen and three quarter inches overall, it gives the obstetrician the length and leverage needed to seat the blades correctly and apply controlled traction when the fetal head sits higher in the birth canal.
Obstetrical forceps of this length are kept on labour and delivery units for mid cavity assisted deliveries, used specifically by trained obstetricians in situations where the second stage of labour needs active assistance. As with other obstetric forceps, its use carries direct clinical responsibility and requires specific training given the contact with the fetal head.
As a reusable surgical instrument, it undergoes the maternity unit's full decontamination and steam sterilization cycle between deliveries. Hospitals with a comprehensive obstetric service typically stock a range of forceps lengths, of which this Tarnier pattern is one option for higher station deliveries.
