What are alligator pliers?

Alligator pliers are surgical tools used to grasp small objects or remove objects from small cavities in the body. This type of pliers has a scissor grip at one end for the thumb and several fingers that are hung, a long shaft, which is set at an angle of 45 degrees to grip and a small set of serrated jaws on the tip. The jaws have a similarity to the muzzle of alligator, leading to the name of the tool. Alligator pliers are produced in different lengths, ranging from 3 inches (about 7.62 cm) to 11 inches (about 27.94 cm) long. This function allows the pliers to be inserted into the cavity, such as the nose, partially opening, and after closed on a stored object, the object holds with a consistent pressure application. The ability to gently tune the amount of pressure applied, combined with a long tool range, makes the pliers ideal for removal of a foreign body or for the movement of sterile bandages in a difficult area after surgery.

falling under the wider category of inch pliers are used alligator pliers by placing the thumb in the upper opening at the end of the grip and then two or three fingers to the bottom. Stable compression will lead to the closure of pliers. Quality usually works equally well in both hands, regardless of user orientation. Alligator pliers, like all other medical equipment, are usually made of high quality carbon steel, so they are able to withstand repeated sterilization procedures. There are disposable pliers, but are made of plastic and are designed for use only once.

Substantial jaws of alligator pliers make pliers ideal for handling tissue or sterile bandages, because the mutual serrated edges actually cause less tissue damage than if the pliers were used - gripped by the serrated edge minimizes the overall pressure, resulting in significantly less damage. At the pliers of alligators, the same JAKO for all pliers, this term is unique and plural. The only pliers are never referred to as force and the pliers are never recorded as a couple. In addition to the medical area, alligator pliers are often used in technological applications: they are excellent for gripping wires or recording lost screws. In not surgical applications, pliers are usually known as tweezers or pliers.