Synonym: | intubation forceps |
Specialty: | anaesthesiology |
Intervention: | intubation |
Inventor: | Ivan Magill |
Related: | Laryngoscope |
Magill forceps are angled forceps used to guide a tracheal tube into the larynx or a nasogastric tube into the esophagus under direct vision.[1] They are also used to remove foreign bodies.[1] These forceps are named after the Irish-born anaesthetist Ivan Magill.[1]