Instruments

Rampley's Swab Holding Forceps

• long instrument (average 9½" in length).
• The blades are oval, fenestrated and provided with serrations on the inner aspect. This instrument may be straight or curved

                                          Fig : 1  Rampley's Swab Holding Forceps 

                                          

                                                 Fig : 2 Blades of a swab holding Forceps

Uses :                                                                                                                                                         

• Used for cleansing the skin with swab dipped in antiseptic solution during all operations
• „Used for holding a swab which is used to clean the blood during dissection of Calot's triangle during cholecystectomy. 
• „The swab held up in the forceps is also used for cleaning the blood in the suture line during gastrojejunostomy, small and large gut anastomosis.
• The swab held up in the forceps is also used to strip off the peritoneum from the fascia transversalis while approaching the retroperitoneum for kidney exposure or during lumbar sympathectomy.
• „It is used for removing the laminated membrane and the daughter cysts during operation of hydatid cyst.
• „This may be used to hold the fundus and Hartmann's pouch of the gall bladder during cholecystectomy.
• „This may be used as ovum forceps.
• „This may be used to swab an abscess cavity.
• „This may be used as a tongue holding forceps.