Debakey forceps

DeBakey forceps are a special kind of tool that doctors use during surgery to help them hold onto things inside your body. They are named after a very famous heart surgeon named Dr. Michael DeBakey.

Imagine you have a toy that you want to pick up, but it's too small and slippery for your hands. DeBakey forceps are like super-sized "grabber" tools that doctors use to grab and hold onto things in your body that they can't touch with their hands.

DeBakey forceps are made of two long, thin metal pieces that are connected at one end, just like a pair of scissors. But instead of having blades like scissors, they have two long, thin arms that end with little tiny curved tips that can go inside your body.

The curved tips of DeBakey forceps are very special because they have small grooves or tiny teeth on them. These grooves help the forceps to hold onto things more firmly, just like the way your hands can grab things better if you have rough or sticky hands.

When a surgeon is using DeBakey forceps, they carefully insert the curved tips into your body and then squeeze the other end of the forceps together. When they squeeze the forceps, the tips close tightly and hold onto whatever they are grabbing inside your body.

The forceps can hold onto things like blood vessels, organs, or tissues that the surgeon needs to move or fix during the surgery. It's very important for the surgeon to be able to hold onto these things really well because they don't want anything to slip or move in a way that could be harmful to you.

So, the DeBakey forceps are like a special pair of long, thin, and toothy grabbers that help the surgeon during a surgery to hold onto things that they can't touch with their hands. They are very important tools that help make sure the surgery goes smoothly and safely.