Feilchenfeld splinter forceps
Fine, non-locking forceps with narrow, tapered tips grooved on the inside, without external teeth.
How it is used
Grasps and removes splinters and small superficial foreign bodies embedded in the skin; also used to handle fine suture material or delicate tissue in minor surgery.
Clinical tip
The internal grooves at the tip let it firmly grip a small, slippery object without external teeth, which would injure the surrounding skin.
Sources
This entry is part of the Instriq catalog, researched and written per specialty from real web research -- never generated or invented without verification -- and reviewed skeptically and independently before publication. How this catalog is written.
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.