Medical Device
obstetrical forceps
[ uhb-ste-tri-kuhl fawr-suh ps, -seps ]
Subclass of:
Surgical Instruments
Definitions related to obstetrical forceps:
  • An obstetric forceps is a device consisting of two blades, with handles, designed to grasp and apply traction to the fetal head in the birth passage and facilitate delivery.
    Standard Product Nomenclature
    U.S Food & Drug Administration, 2003
  • Surgical instrument designed to extract the newborn by the head from the maternal passages without injury to it or the mother.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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