Peroral endoscopy and laryngeal surgery . ecimens fnini any pari of theair or food passages, the authors forceps illustrated in Fig. 3.), far sur-pass anything ever tried by him. The movable jaw will take hold direct-ly on the side wall, and there is no need of a side-acting forceps. Indeed,a side-acting forceps will not work because it cannot be pushed sidewiseunless the lateral push is furnished by the movement of tiie endoscopictube. ^\ ith the forceps illustrated in Fig. , however, a ready hold isgotten in anv kind of tissue withoiu any lateral movement of the endos- :?7 c
Peroral endoscopy and laryngeal surgery . ecimens fnini any pari of theair or food passages, the authors forceps illustrated in Fig. 3.), far sur-pass anything ever tried by him. The movable jaw will take hold direct-ly on the side wall, and there is no need of a side-acting forceps. Indeed,a side-acting forceps will not work because it cannot be pushed sidewiseunless the lateral push is furnished by the movement of tiie endoscopictube. ^\ ith the forceps illustrated in Fig. , however, a ready hold isgotten in anv kind of tissue withoiu any lateral movement of the endos- :?7 copic tube through whicli tlic fiirceps is passed. Ihe jaws can be turnedin any direction, though the authors own personal habit, as with foreignbody forceps, is to leave the jaws fixed in the up and down direction andto get all movements by placing the handle, during the work, in tlie de-sired position, leaving the jaws always in the same ])osition rclati\e tothe handle. It is wonderful what facility can be de\clij|ied by using this -yt^. Fig. 3$. Autliors tissue forccp.;. The side jaw will liite into a flal lateral cross forms the l)ottom of a haslcet to hold the tissue removed. The action isvery delicate, tliere being no springs. The sense of touch can often make the diag-nosis. The best form for removal of a specimen and for endoscopic operations. Theactual lengths of the forceps cannulae arc 60 cm. and 30 cm., respectively; the latterbeing for laryngeal use.
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