Biopsy Forceps

An endoscopic biopsy forceps takes a tissue sample through the working channel of an endoscope, and the sample goes to histology. The instructions for use of the single-use forceps give the purpose as taking endoscopic tissue samples, and name suspected gastritis, a suspicious clinical finding (discoloured mucosa, a mucosal defect, a tissue fold) and chronic diarrhoea among the indications.

The forceps are passed into the accessory channel with the cups closed, the cups are opened and advanced to the tissue, then closed with light pressure on the handle, and the forceps are drawn back slowly with the cups kept closed. The instructions for use describe the steps. The area is visualised at diagnostic endoscopy first, and the forceps are passed in small steps. The specimen is prepared for examination according to the unit's guidelines. The working channel has to be at least 0.2 mm larger than the outer diameter of the instrument.

A forceps with a spike has a spike between the cups, which anchors the forceps on a tangential surface, where the cups would otherwise slide off a flat surface. A forceps without a spike has none. The cups are oval or alligator, with or without a spike, and the models table lists the cup of every order number.

The single-use family comes in three diameters, 1.8, 2.3 and 3.0 mm, and in working lengths of 120, 160, 180, 230 and 280 cm, depending on the order number. The cup is oval or alligator, with or without a spike. The models table lists the cup, the diameter and the working length of every order number.

Both are supplied, and the difference is reprocessing. The single-use forceps comes sterile from the factory and is used on one patient. The reusable forceps is supplied non-sterile, is autoclaved before the first use and reprocessed between cases; that family also offers a metal or a plastic handle and a standard, a flat or a teflon-coated spiral. The models table lists the single-use family, cup, diameter and working length model by model.

A hot biopsy forceps is a single-use biopsy forceps with a high-frequency connector. It works only with an endoscope, a high-frequency generator and an active cord, and is in class IIb. Application to the central cardiovascular system and use in a patient with Creutzfeldt Jakob disease are contraindications.

We do not publish a list price on this page. The price depends on the family (single-use, reusable or hot), the cup, the diameter, the working length and the quantity. To get an export quote, use the Request an export quote button at the bottom of this page and name the model code, the quantity and the destination country.

Melekırmak, an Istanbul-based medical device distributor, offers this biopsy forceps. The manufacturer is Medi-Globe / Endo-Flex. For availability, documentation and lead time in your country, use the Request an export quote button at the bottom of this page and name the model, the quantity and the destination country. Single-use, reusable and hot forceps are all supplied, and the models table gives the order number of each single-use forceps.