Tonsil forceps

A tonsil forceps comprising:

• a first intersecting arm member and a second intersecting arm member, each having a distal end and a proximal end, said arm members joined in pivoting manner, such that said distal ends can be closed and opened by bringing together or spreading apart said arm member proximal ends in scissor-like manner;
• each of said distal ends comprising means for grasping a tonsil to separate said tonsil from surrounding mucosa, muscle and fascia, each said grasping means comprising a set of finger-like tine members extending generally in the distal direction from a palm-like curved portion, wherein said finger-like tine members are inwardly curved with blunt tips and are separated by gaps, whereby said tine members of said first arm member are non-contacting with said tine members of said second arm member when said forceps are closed and said tine members are fully interdigitated;
• said distal ends of said arm members being angled out of the plane containing said arm members;
• a finger loop positioned at said proximal end of each said arm member;
• inwardly facing, blunt projection members positioned on each of said palm-like curved portions, wherein said blunt projection members do not contact each other when said forceps is fully closed;
• and
• means for temporarily locking said forceps in a fixed position;
• whereby said tonsil forceps do not penetrate or fragment a tonsil when said grasping means are closed about the tonsil.