MAGILL Forcep Catheter Introducing Forceps

The MAGILL Forceps Magill Forcep are long angled forceps designed to grasp objects lodged in pharynx. Their angled design enable use without obscuring clinician's view.

MAGILL FORCEPS SIZES:

• Available in 15cm, 17cm, 20cm and 25cm sizes/
• MAGILL FORCEPS PEDIATRIC

MAGILL FORCEP USES

• aid passage of an endotracheal tube into the larynx (e.g. nasal intubation)
• remove foreign bodies from the airway/ pharynx. MAGILL FORCEPS FOREIGN BODY
• place pharyngeal packs (e.g. bleeding)
• aid gastric tube passage into the oesophagus

MAGILL FORCEPS PARTS/DESIGN

• Twin-bladed tong-like forceps
• handles for gripping by the user
• rounded ends for grasping
• oblique angle between handles and blades to enable prevent obscuration of the view of the airway during use
• Reusable or disposable (usually stainless steel)
• infant, child and adult sizes
• polished and dull finishes
• open and closed end design to aid gripping of different materials

• used to grasp objects under direct vision
• best used with a laryngoscope to produce an optimal view of the larynx and displace soft tissues forward to create space for manipulation

COMPLICATIONS

• Local trauma
• breakage of forceps
• unable to grasp small objects (e.g. coin) if inadvertently using open tipped forceps