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Category: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Estimated Date: 1880
Name: Craniotomy Forceps, Thomas’
Manufacturer: Tiemann and Co.

Description: 12” steel instrument with two arms joined by a u into a rivet, one arm ends in a curve and both arms are cross hatched to improve grip. The head is a narrow oval with heavy ridges on each arm and three sharp teeth which lock one arm into the other.

Reference 1: 54

Cranioclast, Simpsons
Ecraseur,Chassaignac's
Craniotomy Forceps, Thomas'
Forceps, Robinsons
Forceps, Lusks Tarniers axis traction