Tenaculum Forceps
A surgical grasping forceps used to hold and stabilise tissue during procedures, giving clinicians reliable control during delicate surgical maneuvers.
Tenaculum Forceps are a grasping instrument used across a range of surgical and gynaecological procedures wherever tissue needs to be held firmly and steadily in place. The forceps typically has sharp pointed tips that lock onto tissue securely, which is especially useful in gynaecology for grasping the cervix to provide traction and stability while another instrument, such as a curette or dilator, is used at the same time.
Beyond gynaecology, tenaculum style forceps are also used more broadly in general surgery whenever a surgeon needs a firm, controlled grip on tissue that might otherwise move or slip during a procedure. Reliability under tension is the key quality clinicians look for in this type of instrument, since the forceps often needs to maintain its hold while the surgeon's attention is focused elsewhere in the surgical field.
Gynaecologists, obstetricians and general surgeons in hospital operating theatres and outpatient procedure rooms are the typical users of tenaculum forceps. As a reusable surgical instrument, it needs to be properly cleaned, disinfected and sterilised between each patient in accordance with the facility's standard infection control procedures.
