T he diagnostic yield of flexible bronchoscopy with direct standard forceps biopsy ranges from 72% to 82% in large (.200 patients) case series of patients with endobronchial visible tumours presenting as an exophytic mass or submucosal lesion [1]. At least three endobronchial forceps biopsy samples are recommended at the risk of mild self-limiting (10%) or severe life-threatening (,0.02%) bleed...

PURPOSE This study investigated the clinical process of the emergence phase of eruption of the primary dentition including length of time taken to erupt and the association between soft tissue changes and stages of eruption. METHODS Twenty-one children aged 6-24 months at commencement of the study were recruited from three suburban daycare centers in Melbourne, Australia. Daily oral examinati...

Forceps to facilitate the drainage of subretinal fluid are described.

THE purpose of this paper is mainly to describe swan-necked grooved forceps which have been constantly in use for about 6 years in suturing cataract sections, corneal grafts, corneal wounds, scleral flaps, and also mucosal flaps in dacryocystorhinostomy. Angled, blocked suture-tying forceps are also described and illustrated. Fig. 1 shows the general pattern of the forceps. The handles are thos...

BACKGROUND Throat-operating forceps are an auxiliary tool used for tracheal intubation during general anesthesia as well as for artificial respiration and during airway emergency when tracheal intubation is necessary. These forceps are a commonly used tool particularly for introducing the distal end of the endotracheal catheter into the airway at the epiglottis during difficult airway intubatio...

The Multi-DOF forceps manipulator we developed has two additional DOF of bending on the tip of forceps, and provides new surgical fields and techniques for surgeons. The most remarkable characteristics of the prototype described in this paper are: 1) the small diameter and the small radius of curvature of bending; 2) the confirmation of perfect cleanness and sterilization of this manipulator. I...