Ash & Walsham forceps

These instruments are widely used in facio maxillary surgery. In otolaryngology these instruments are used to reduce fractures involving nasal bones and nasal septum.

Ash forceps is used to straighten a fractured / buckled nasal septum. The tip of the Ash forceps is slightly angled upwards. It is slide between the septum (on either side) and the buckled septum is lifted up holding the forceps in a double handed fashion (one hand above the other).

The Walsham forceps is used for closed reduction of fracture nasal bones. One lip of the forceps is guarded with a rubber sleeve in order to prevent injury to skin overlying the nasal bone. During the process of reduction the forceps is inserted into the nasal cavity in such a way that its guarded lip is outside and its other lip lies underneath the nasal bone. The fractured nasal bone is dis impacted and re positioned.