IS 6778 : 1989 Thoracic Surgery Instruments - Forceps, Lung, Duval's Pattern - Specification

UDC 615.472.4 : 616.24-089 : 617.54 MHD 6
Reaffirmed 2022

1 Scope

1.1 This standard prescribes requirements and tests for Duval'spattern, lung forceps used in thoracic surgery.

2 References

IS 1501 : Part 1 :1984 Method for Vickers hardness test formetallicmaterials : Part 1 HV 5 to HV 100

IS 3642 :1978General requirements for surgical instruments

IS 4905 :1968Methods for random sampling

IS 6528 :1972Specification for stainless steel wire

IS 6603 :1972Specification for stainless steel bars and flats

IS 7531 :1975Method for boiling and autoclaving test forcorrosion resistance of stainless steel surgicalinstruments