Modified USA Dressing Forceps 210mm — American Thoracic Surgery

Modified USA Dressing Forceps — 210mm American Thoracic Surgery

The 210mm Modified USA dressing forceps serves American thoracic surgery — open and converted-laparoscopic thoracic procedures performed by Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) members. The 21cm length is calibrated to American thoracotomy ergonomics; the Modified USA pattern serves the high-volume cardiac and thoracic-oncology surgery practiced at American CT-surgery centres.

The STS database benchmarks

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons maintains the largest clinical surgery database in the world, with comprehensive outcome data on cardiac, general thoracic, and congenital surgery. STS benchmarks drive quality-improvement initiatives across American CT surgery; standardised instrument trays including the 210mm Modified USA forceps contribute to the technique-consistency that supports these benchmarks.

The American thoracic-volume context

American CT surgery includes approximately 250,000 cardiac procedures and 250,000 general thoracic procedures annually. The 21cm Modified USA dressing forceps populates the standard tray for the open variants of these procedures.