What am I looking at?
Visual recognition
Long flexible forceps with grasping jaws that can be advanced through a sheath to engage intravascular foreign material.
11-03
Endovascular retrieval forceps
Retrieval forceps
Three-panel learning framework
Recognition, context, and distinction
What does it do, and where will I see it?
Use & procedural context
Used for advanced retrieval of fractured catheters, embedded filter components, foreign bodies, and devices that cannot be captured with a standard snare.
What most clearly distinguishes it from similar devices?
Key distinctions
Forceps provide direct mechanical grasping rather than loop or basket capture; device variants differ in jaw design and working length according to the retrieval target and access route.