{"Page SDG":"SDG03 Good health and well-being, SDG08 Decent work and economic growth","Page URL":"https://www.appropedia.org/Item:_Locking_Forceps","Page affiliations":"Category:MOST, Category:Michigan Technological University, MSE4777","Page description":"Sanitary medical devices are critical in healthcare. These locking forceps (also known as a hemostat) are considered an appropriate technology because they provide a basic human need, sanitary medical instruments. Many third world countries are lacking basic healthcare infrastructure; these hemostats can help provide a sanitary tool if the bed is disinfected before printing and handled with gloves after printing and during assembly. Once the locking forceps have been used, the old tips can be discarded and new tips can be installed. Additionally, specialized tips can be printed such as towel clamps. Instead of having many pairs of hemostats, this one pair can do it all! As of December 2019, all pairs of 3D printed hemostats and locking forceps have fixed tips. 3D Printing medical tools in developing nations is not a new idea. [https://web.archive.org/web/20201202052955/https://voicesofafrica.info/cause/3d-printed-medical-tools/ Voices of Africa] have already started 3d printing medical device kits.","Page image":"File:Printed Locking Forceps.JPG","Page keywords":"3D printing, hemostats, locking forceps, medical device, osat, plastic","Page language":"en","Page license":"CC-BY-SA-3.0","Page title":"Item: Locking Forceps","Page views":"529","Page year":"Tuesday, 01-Jan-19 00:00:00 UTC","Project authors":"User:Kaalessi","Project cost":"2","Project thumb":"https://www.appropedia.org/w/images/thumb/5/57/Printed_Locking_Forceps.JPG/330px-Printed_Locking_Forceps.JPG","Project was made":"1","Project was replicated":"","Project year":"Tuesday, 01-Jan-19 00:00:00 UTC","Modification date":"Tuesday, 18-Jun-24 19:23:11 UTC"}