Cushing forceps
Dissecting forceps with tips offset in a "bayonet" shape relative to the handle axis, toothed or toothless.
How it is used
Dissecting and grasping tissue at the base of a craniotomy or narrow neurosurgical corridor, where a conventional forceps' straight handle would block the surgeon's line of sight.
Clinical tip
The bayonet shape is shared by neurosurgical scissors and bipolar forceps for the same reason: keeping the hand out of the microscope's line of sight.
Sources
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History
Added to the catalog on 2026-10-25.
Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.