Mixter right-angle forceps
A ring-handled hemostatic clamp with long, serrated jaws curved at a right angle, designed to work in deep or hard-to-reach surgical spaces.
How it is used
Used to dissect around and pass ligatures around tubular structures such as a patent ductus arteriosus, the bile duct, or vessels; a mainstay instrument in pediatric and general surgery.
Sources
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History
Added to the catalog on 2026-10-05.
Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.