Wilde forceps
Angled forceps with a pronounced lateral curve and fine, toothed or smooth jaws.
How it is used
Cleaning the external auditory canal and removing foreign bodies, cerumen or polyps, and placing or removing packing; the curve allows an oblique approach without blocking the view through the otoscope or microscope.
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.