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Locking surgical clamps
Three-panel learning framework
What am I looking at?
Finger-ring clamps with a box lock and ratcheted handle, available straight or curved. Kelly forceps are usually longer, with jaws serrated only on the distal half; Halsted Mosquito forceps are smaller and finer, with fully serrated jaws.
What does it do, and where will I see it?
General-purpose locking clamps used to grasp tissue, control small vessels, and perform blunt spreading or dissection during ports, tunneled lines, drains, and other access procedures.
What most clearly distinguishes it from similar devices?
Kelly and Mosquito forceps share a ratcheted locking-clamp design, but Kelly forceps are larger, with serrations limited to the distal half of the jaws, whereas Mosquito forceps are smaller and fully serrated for finer control.